From: "Gary Wiltshire" 

On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 12:59:37 -0400, Mike N.  wrote:

> On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 08:34:10 -0400, Mike '/m'  wrote:
>
>>>> I don't know if you should be so absolute.
>>>
>>>  ... with qualifiers of course: same level with Javascript enabled,
>>> etc.
>>
>> I still you are too absolute.   For example, in my quick reading of the
>> article, one of the exploits was to place a nicely formed windows over
>> the address bar of the browser, blocking out the address.  Opera would
>> open that window in a new tab.  There is also a checkbox in Opera's
>> config that says to always show the source URL of Javascript boxes, even
>> when the Javascript says otherwise.
>
>  I was mostly thinking of older versions of IE such as on W2K and W98.
> Opera is probably gaining a small advantage just because hackers are
> developing attacks for Firefox and IE.
>
>    The latest Opera 8 occasionally ceases to function for me (hangs on
> reading site, doesn't even open a network connection.   Very hard to
> reproduce.)   But with Javascript enabled, Opera does repel invasive
> sites
> better than IE or Firefox.
>

I like Opera and it's my regular browser.  I have to say that someone at
Drudge Reports seems to have figured out how to get around the popup
protection.

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Gary Wiltshire

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