Comments on: Fun with proxy servers http://www.justdave.net/dave/2005/05/16/fun-with-proxy-servers/ Random Ramblings of a Sysadmin Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: justdave http://www.justdave.net/dave/2005/05/16/fun-with-proxy-servers/comment-page-1/#comment-19 justdave Fri, 10 Jun 2005 20:41:21 +0000 http://www.justdave.net/dave/?p=36#comment-19 The point is that they're vulnerable to a REALLY SERIOUS security hole, and the addons website (because of its special status in the default extension install website) can be used to exploit it if you can get content from that site. It would be very irresponsible of us to allow you to get content from that site with a vulnerable browser. So no, we won't be allowing in people who can't upgrade. The point is that they’re vulnerable to a REALLY SERIOUS security hole, and the addons website (because of its special status in the default extension install website) can be used to exploit it if you can get content from that site. It would be very irresponsible of us to allow you to get content from that site with a vulnerable browser.

So no, we won’t be allowing in people who can’t upgrade.

]]> By: Prognathous http://www.justdave.net/dave/2005/05/16/fun-with-proxy-servers/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Prognathous Tue, 17 May 2005 07:02:30 +0000 http://www.justdave.net/dave/?p=36#comment-18 Not much fun for people who use platforms with no 1.0.4 in sight. What's the point of telling OS/2 or BeOS users (for example) to upgrade, if an upgrade isn't available?<br> <br> <a href="http://groups-beta.google.com/group/netscape.public.mozilla.os2/messages/a0180763595ce7cc,ec688e160d432982,e7d00f56ec71ef66,d7d20079653dd0a2,90c8e33536ef1d92,69d503e308369300,fe5904304c239d58,dfe509157ac76e82,1a688b3e0f4613f3,055b0405b4ceeac7?hl=en&thread_id=af14f09d0e0cb4c3&mode=thread&noheader=1&_done=%2Fgroup%2Fnetscape.public.mozilla.os2%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fthread%2Faf14f09d0e0cb4c3%2F9d8dec3eaffd66d4%3Fhl%3Den%26#doc_055b0405b4ceeac7">One such example</a><br> <br> How about blocking only users on platforms who <i>can</i> actually upgrade?<br> <br> Prog. Not much fun for people who use platforms with no 1.0.4 in sight. What’s the point of telling OS/2 or BeOS users (for example) to upgrade, if an upgrade isn’t available?

One such example

How about blocking only users on platforms who can actually upgrade?

Prog.

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