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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]

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* 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.                                                       *
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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.


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