Re: [SLUG] Linux Jig and FLASH WARNING!

From: Frank Roberts - SOTL (sotl155360@earthlink.net)
Date: Sun Aug 11 2002 - 21:39:58 EDT


Well my inhibitions started when they said that it was good on Netscape and
Netscape compatable brewers and I tried to download it with Konqueror without
success.
And, since I flatly refuse to report in ever day to Net Central Command (now
known as AOL Central) to let those idiots decide what I should see I have
major issues with these flash players too.
Point is any group that mandates you to report in so that they may decide what
you will view is not above installing such holes in your system so that they
will have control of your box and your network. This is the type of crap you
get when you click on your email account and have to view a Netscape news
report before you can get your email. (My Windows box dos this and it
infuriates me.)
The only logical reason for this that I can see is their arrogance in
damanding that you view their commercials so that they can sell you something
because you are using software which they pirated from the public domain.
 
But that was not the reason for posting the reference. Several weeks ago if I
recall correctly some one made reference that they could not find the IBM
Linux site anymore. Well I found it by accident so I thought that person
would have interest.

Thanks
Frank

On Friday 09 August 2002 23:41, steve wrote:
> Mean while a root hole has been discovered in all platforms. All
> versions too if I read it right.
>
> This means that since most firewalls will let through web traffic, or
> you can not browse, the flash code will bypass your firewall.
>
> Time to disable flash for now, or live dangerously.
>
> On Friday 09 August 2002 20:57, Frank Roberts - SOTL wrote:
> > It states on the antimation that you must use Netscape for Linus and
> > that you must install the linux version of the flash players.
> >
> > If not it will not work.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Frank



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