[13988] in bugtraq
Re: MS signed softwrare privileges
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bob Fiero)
Wed Feb 23 15:01:36 2000
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 22:36:06 -0500
Reply-To: Bob Fiero <bfiero@BETHEL-CT.ORG>
From: Bob Fiero <bfiero@BETHEL-CT.ORG>
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At 04:35 PM 2/22/2000 +0000, you wrote:
>I would like to clarify some aspects from the Elias post
>regarding Microsoft signed software.
With this in mind...I really wish that a favorite Win98 utility of mine,
98Lite, would get some more airtime. (http://www.98lite.net) This latest
stab in the back of every Windows user by M$ only further drills home the
reasons.
I firmly believe that IE on a Windows machine, in itself is a bug. (And
then some) With the use of 98Lite and three files from Win95, I have a full
Win98 system without a trace of IE or Outlook. My system runs faster
(measurable with WinBench), a high degree of an increase in stability, and
is much much more secure.
Despite what Microsoft says, Internet Explorer harms consumers. I really
hope for our sake the DOJ gets the job done right this time.
