IE 4 Follies

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From: Peter Ceresole
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 00:00

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This copied across from demon.service.

Stan The Man <chaps@netcomuk.co.ukX> wrote:

>> In article <34c6b83d.6724787@news.demon.co.uk>,
>> news_damien@jetman.demon.co.u wrote:
>> 
>> (snip)
>>
>>Any Mac owner even considering installing this virus, er, sorry,
>>browser - go and see a doctor. Now.
>> 
>>By many reliable accounts, IE4 does indeed do evil things (and without
>>asking, which PC owners may be used to but Mac users detest) and I have
>>read stories of some people even having to do a complete system reinstal
>>after letting IE4 loose.

>Yup, I've just seen someone go through this very thing. Did very
>unpleasant things to his extensions folder.

Any detail on that? My only fairly direct connection is that my nephew
installed the prerelease version on a 5300 under sys 7.5.5 and says it's
working fine- according to him, better than IE3.   

-- 
Peter

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