Re: IE 5.0 allows executing programs

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You can manually download the updates at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/corporate.asp

Personally, I prefer to actually save the update files so that I don't
need to download everything all over again whenever windows breaks and
I have to reinstall (which is pretty often).

David

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From: Jens Benecke <jens () PINGUIN CONETIX DE>
To: BUGTRAQ () SECURITYFOCUS COM <BUGTRAQ () SECURITYFOCUS COM>
Date: Thursday, September 02, 1999 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: IE 5.0 allows executing programs

> On Sat, Aug 28, 1999 at 10:44:32AM -0400, Jesper M. Johansson wrote:
>
> > > Actually, the setting that goes right to the heart of this one is
> > > "Script ActiveX Controls Marked Safe For Scripting".  Default for
> > > "Internet Zone" is Enable.  It is probably safest to set it to
either
> > > disable or prompt.
> > I don't know that you want it as a trusted site, but I realized
yesterday
> > that Windows Update needs to be able to "Script ActiveX Controls
Marked
> > Safe For Scripting." Thus, if you want to be able to use Windows
Update,
> > you must set this to either enable or prompt.
>
> That is not true. You can also download the Update files 'manually',
> without having to tell Microsoft about your digestion problems and
> grandmothers. It's hidden somewhere in
www.microsoft.com/windows/update/ or
> something, I'll dig out the URL in case anyone needs to know.
>
> Strangely(0), Netscape/Windows barfs out when visiting that page -
> Netscape/Linux displays it though.
>
>
> (0) NOT
>
> --
> _ciao, Jens_______________________________
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been
> tested and examined. Of those 26, 24 caused cancer in lab rats.
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