Re: Ad-Ware remover.... [Firefox?]

Aron Roberts wrote:
It was my understanding that Firefox does not support ActiveX by design.
The reasoning for that had to do with security issues in regards to
installing activeX controls which could be malicious.
   With that in mind, would that be a hindrance since it seems a lot of
apps are moving in that direction, BAIRS being one such example?

> At 13:29 -0800 2004-11-16, Roy A. Baril wrote:
>
>> As always, you are the ultimate thorough warrior! One other item
>> worth mention. Is the University looking at using an alternative
>> browser, like Firefox? This would help to cut down on many problems....
>
>
> I can't even pretend to speak for the campus or university, but
> certainly a number of us involved in producing the C@B CD are personally
> users of Mozilla's Firefox browser, and in stakeholder meetings for this
> year's CD, we asked whether Mozilla's email client, Thunderbird, should
> be investigated for possible support.
>
> Your comments - and those of other Micronet members - about these
> products are very much welcomed, both now and over time. Information
> regarding Firefox's compatibility (or otherwise) with campus Web-based
> applications, and your ability to support users of Firebox and
> Thunderbird, particularly regarding such issues as migration from
> existing products, initial user experiences, ongoing configuration, and
> troubleshooting, would be obviously useful.
>
> Aron Roberts
> Workstation Software Support Group
>
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