From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Yep using FF2

"Gary Britt"  wrote in
message news:45745734$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Are you using Firefox 2, I can't find the setting in Firefox 1.5
>
> Gary
>
> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>> I just installed the Foxit reader and changed the Firefox settings and it
>> appears to work
>>
>>
>> "Gary Britt" 
wrote in message
>> news:4573ce29$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> Maybe?!   I'll take a look.  Thanks,
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>>>> with Firefox can't you  go into Tools - Options - Content - File
>>>> Types/Manage and change the 'Open With' for pdf ?
>>>>
>>>> "Gary Britt"
 wrote in message
>>>> news:4573c0dd{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>> I guess that's a duh moment for me.  I have foxit
installed and had it
>>>>> make itself the default for PDF's upon installation. 
If I double
>>>>> click a .pdf file it opens in foxit, but if I'm
browsing and click a
>>>>> link to a .pdf file it opens in Adobe (I am assuming
because adobe has
>>>>> a browser plugin and foxit doesn't, if I remember correctly).
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess I could disable the Adobe plugin.
>>>>>
>>>>> Seems odd that foxit doesn't install a plugin for
browsing when you
>>>>> tell the foxit installer to make foxit the default .pdf viewer.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gary
>>>>>
>>>>> Geo wrote:
>>>>>> Why bother? Just set foxit as the default program
for .pdf and when
>>>>>> you
>>>>>> click on a pdf link you get a popup saying
"save or open".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Geo.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Gary Britt"
 wrote in message
>>>>>> news:45729291$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>>> Is there a browser plugin for foxit reader? 
Maybe we could just
>>>>>>> name a
>>>>>> copy
>>>>>>> of foxit reader acro32.exe or whatever is
correct and put it in the
>>>>>>> appropriate adobe directory or something like that?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gary
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Geo wrote:
>>>>>>>> 4 days later and still no patch or word on
when it will be
>>>>>>>> available..
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Geo.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "John Beamish"
 wrote in message
>>>>>>>>
news:op.tjvvyomgm6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
>>>>>>>>>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/01/adobe_vuln/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> A critical vulnerability has been
identified in Adobe's Acrobat
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>> Reader
>>>>>>>>> software which affects Internet Explorer users.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> As well as causing crashes, the
frailty could allow a botnet to
>>>>>>>>> take
>>>>>>>>> control of the whole computer when a
PDF is opened within
>>>>>>>>> Explorer.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The hole is present in Acrobat
Standard and Professional versions
>>>>>>>>> 7.0.0
>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> 7.0.8, and Adobe Reader 7.0.0 to
7.0.8. Only Microsoft's browser
>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>> vulnerable.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Adobe's programmers are working on a
patch, which should be
>>>>>>>>> available
>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>> its support site soon. In the
meantime, deleting AcroPDF.dll from
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>>> prevent Explorer from opening PDFs in
the browser window.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Adobe's advisory is here.(JB:  embedded link:
>>>>>>>>>
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa06-02.html )
>>

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