Re: I hope Amiga browsers don't have this NetScape problem!

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From: Jeremy
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 1996 03:19

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Dave Gentry (dgentry@vlsi4.racal.com) wrote:
> -------------- Forwarded Message begins here ------------

> From: Julian Assange <proff@suburbia.net> Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996
[snip]
> This is insidious; it means that E-mail messages, purportedly from me
> (and all traces will show they really are from me) can be sent
> anywhere, without my knowledge, with contents that I do not approve.
> Further, it means that I can no longer count on browsing a site
> without my userid being disclosed.**

> Summary:

> Netscape has not responded this latest discovery yet.  There will
> probably be a maintenance release to address this if public outcry is
> significant.  Security is not just an issue regarding firewalls.

Didn't I read somewhere that Netscape had released version 2.0.1, which 
eliminated this security hole?

Jeremy
jeremyn@injersey.com

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