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Re: Firefox as default browser in labs
From: "Howell, Paul" <grue () UMICH EDU>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 16:02:14 -0400
I think the issue is a little worse than just 3rd party apps. Most MS products use the IE engine to render HTML. This being the case, you still have to apply all IE patches to ensure that the engine is update to date for products such as office and outlook. Using Firefox instead of IE just means that instead of one piece of software that you have to maintain, you now have two that must be maintained. Is that really what you wanted to do? < paul
-----Original Message----- From: Jeff Kell [mailto:jeff-kell () UTC EDU] Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 3:36 PM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Firefox as default browser in labs Vicky Walker wrote:Basically, you need to be careful about any purchasedproducts beforeeliminating IE altogether.and/or, be careful about any future purchased products that *require* IE :-) Jeff
Current thread:
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs, (continued)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Valdis Kletnieks (May 09)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs unisog (May 09)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Ken Layng (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Bruce Barrett (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Ken Connelly (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Riedl, Steve Thomas (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Bruce Barrett (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Vicky Walker (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Ken Connelly (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Jeff Kell (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Howell, Paul (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Ken Layng (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Jacob (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Vicky Walker (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Howell, Paul (May 11)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Ken Layng (May 11)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Jim Rizzo (May 11)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Bob Doyle (May 11)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Howell, Paul (May 23)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Kevin Smith (May 23)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Howell, Paul (May 23)
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