Re: Upgrading Eudora clients due to recent vulnerability

[Valdis Kletnieks <Valdis.Kletnieks () VT EDU>]

On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 12:43:52 PST, Joe St Sauver said:

>   -- Windows Update is NOT going to automatically check Fire Fox for
>      needed updates, and
>
>   -- Windows Update is NOT going to automatically get and *install* that
>      needed update for the user, if one is needed.

--- Windows Update *MAY* go and automatically get and install an update
that breaks Firefox.  Intentionally.  There was verbiage in one of the EULAs
that basically gave Microsoft free reign to install "security updates".

I bet at least one evil-minded guy at Microsoft has looked at the recent
Firefox IDN vulnerability, and thought of pushing a patch that breaks Firefox
"for the user's own good - force them to use IE, which isn't vulnerable".

Either the preceeding paragraph needs a smiley, or I need more tinfoil.
I wish I knew which.... ;)



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