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RE: Update: Web browsers - a mini-farce (MSIE gives in)
From: David Brodbeck <DavidB () mail interclean com>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 09:03:20 -0400
-----Original Message----- From: Michal Zalewski [mailto:lcamtuf () ghettot org]
****************************************************************** * This means that VIRTUALLY EVERY BROWSER IN USE TODAY is unable * * to securely render HTML. Keeping in mind that not only web * * browsing, but also integrated e-mail is at risk, it is a grim * * thought. * ******************************************************************
This has been a basic pet peeve of mine for years -- even before web browsers came on the scene. How many times have you seen a word processor crash due to an unfortunate sequence of commands or opening a corrupted file, for example? I think that kind of behavior is just unacceptable. Software should be able to deal with any input that's thrown at it.
Current thread:
- RE: Update: Web browsers - a mini-farce (MSIE gives in) David Brodbeck (Oct 25)
- Re: Update: Web browsers - a mini-farce (MSIE gives in) Valdis . Kletnieks (Oct 27)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Update: Web browsers - a mini-farce (MSIE gives in) gabrield89 (Oct 25)
- Re: Update: Web browsers - a mini-farce (MSIE gives in) MCMuir (Oct 28)
- RE: Update: Web browsers - a mini-farce (MSIE gives in) Michael Wojcik (Oct 27)
- Re: Update: Web browsers - a mini-farce (MSIE gives in) Valdis . Kletnieks (Oct 27)
- Re: Update: Web browsers - a mini-farce (MSIE gives in) Chris Paget (Oct 29)
- RE: Update: Web browsers - a mini-farce (MSIE gives in) Michael Wojcik (Oct 27)
- Re: Update: Web browsers - a mini-farce (MSIE gives in) Valdis . Kletnieks (Oct 28)
- RE: Update: Web browsers - a mini-farce (MSIE gives in) David Brodbeck (Oct 28)
- RE: Update: Web browsers - a mini-farce (MSIE gives in) Michael Wojcik (Oct 28)
(Thread continues...)