[2679] in WWW Security List Archive
Re: ActiveX - Arrogance rules
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tom Cooper )
Sun Aug 18 23:50:53 1996
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 18:44:38 -0700
From: tcooper@ix.netcom.com (Tom Cooper )
To: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Alan,
Contrary to the tone of my last message I do not want to start a flame
war. Although it is interesting to see if you can take what you give.
All I was asking was for a little less chest beating and more
substance. Actually, despite your comments on users being a bunch of
idiots and losers, you at least said something of value in your
analysis of ActiveX.
The gist of my post was that name calling of users, and calling them
all idiots just because they are not computer geeks (and I use that
term kindly)is rather foolish.
I understood fully your message and your points on ActiveX and its
weaknesses are well taken. I am obviously more impressed with Java's
security model than M$'s, but that goes without saying.
Actually I know quite a bit about users, I train them.
Tom Cooper
