Re: Internet Security for OS2?

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From: Mike Ching
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 00:00

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On 25 Sep 1997 00:30:31 GMT, Randy Olan <nospam@nowhere.none> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'd just like to find out if there are any native OS/2
>applications that provide Internet security.  I'm particulary
>interested in an application that will check Java applets
>for viruses and prevent java applets from doing damaging
>things to my system in the background.

As others have posted, Java applets are not something that needs to be
checked. Most of the security bugs to date have been in JavaScript which
you can disable in Netscape Navigator if you are paranoid. However the
bugs have required that you visit a 'hostile' web site with code that
exploits the bug. I saw a post cautioning about cookies but that is a
privacy issue and not a security one. You can treat them like you would
a salesperson who wants to 'help' you by getting to know you.

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From: mtching@ching.nom (Mike Ching)
Subject: Re: Internet Security for OS2?
Date: 1997/09/26
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