[NTLUG:Discuss] Slightly OT Netscape 4.78 and 6.2.3 on Linux - security issues - maybe

[Fred James]

Settings seem to be correct in Netscape 4.78 (show all the warnings).
While I applaud your approach: tell them it's Wind - pun intended,  ;-) 
but I kind of like to (hope to) push "them" with reminders that Linux 
needs to be considered.

Alton R. Pouncey, II wrote:

>On Tue, 2003-02-04 at 11:16, Fred James wrote:
>
>>RH Linux 7.2
>>Netscape 4.78
>>Netscape 6.2.3
>>Online banking
>>
>>Situation:
>>(1) Originally, the bank's site wouldn't work with Netscape releases 
>>higher than 4.x.
>>(2) Recently the bank's site suddenly wouldn't work with 4.x, but would 
>>work with 6.x
>>(3) Problem - on 6.2.3 I get a message warning that my login information 
>>is not encrypted.
>>(4) Now 4.78 works again, and there is not a message about login not 
>>being encrypted.
>>
>>Question:
>>Am I right in expecting the 4.78 to warn me if my login information is 
>>not encrypted?
>>
>
>I don't remember if NS 4.x allowed you to turn on/off warnings regarding
>encryption (or lack thereof).  I have been using Mozilla for quite a
>while now so don't remember.  Check Edit->Preferences and see if there
>is a Security section.  If so, check there to see if the settings for
>warnings are as you wish.
>
>>PS: Yes, I did send a message to the bank about the problem - but 
>>remember, I'm on Linux and they "don't support it" (i.e., they may fix 
>>it, and they may not).
>>
>
>Since it's a web issue and not an OS issue, I would have lied in the
>email and told them I was on Windows, just to get them to look at the
>problem.  It may not be ethical but it works - for me anyway - to get
>around some annoying tech. support policies.
>
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