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Re: Firefox as default browser in labs
From: Vicky Walker <Vwalker () UNT EDU>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 14:07:00 -0500
We at UNT use Oracle/PeopleSoft as our EIS solution and we have problems with FireFox in some environments because PS has not stated that FireFox is supported in the past. The latest thread I have seen on Higher Ed Users group is: GSC (4178608) states: "FireFox 1.x is supported for Tools 8.46+. This does include FireFox 1.5." Basically, you need to be careful about any purchased products before eliminating IE altogether.
bbarrett () CCRI EDU 5/10/2006 1:20 PM >>>
Ken, Nice. Thank you. Bruce -----Original Message----- From: Ken Connelly [mailto:Ken.Connelly () UNI EDU] Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 9:29 AM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Firefox as default browser in labs Compare http://secunia.com/product/11/ vs. http://secunia.com/product/4227/ - ken Bruce Barrett wrote:
All, Very interesting. Can anyone expound on some of the
security
issues with Internet Explorer ? We support IE but not Firefox and would be interested in any information comparing the two from a security standpoint. Thanks much.
Bruce
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*From:* Ken Layng [mailto:kml18 () PSU EDU] *Sent:* Wednesday, May 10, 2006 8:18 AM *To:* SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU *Subject:* Re: [SECURITY] Firefox as default browser in labs William Custer wrote: Michelle, I understand that Penn State eliminated IE in December 2004. You might contact them. We issued a RECOMMENDATION to use a browser other than internet explorer, due to inherent vulnerabilities in IE, but we did not eliminate the browser altogether. That decision was left up to individual dept admins. Our lab machines offer both browsers, but
Firefox is set to open links by default. At 05:28 PM 5/9/2006, you wrote: Because of the many security issues with Internet Explorer, I am considering using Firefox as the default browser in our labs and eliminating access to IE. Are any of you doing this? Did you run into any problems with implementing it from a user rights, group policy, roaming profile, and software conflict stand point? What about allowing or not allowing students to add themes or extensions? Thanks, Michelle Mueller Mount Mary College Milwaukee, WI -- Ken Layng The Pennsylvania State University ITS/TLT/Training Services 23 Willard 814-863-8800 kml18 () psu edu <mailto:kml18 () psu edu>
-- - Ken ================================================================= Ken Connelly Associate Director, Security and Systems ITS Network Services University of Northern Iowa email: Ken.Connelly () uni edu p: (319) 273-5850 f: (319) 273-7373 It's much more important to know what you don't know than what you do know!
Current thread:
- Firefox as default browser in labs Michelle Mueller (May 09)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs William Custer (May 09)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Valdis Kletnieks (May 09)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs unisog (May 09)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Ken Layng (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Bruce Barrett (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Ken Connelly (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Riedl, Steve Thomas (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Bruce Barrett (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Vicky Walker (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Ken Connelly (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Jeff Kell (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Howell, Paul (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Ken Layng (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Jacob (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Vicky Walker (May 10)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Howell, Paul (May 11)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Ken Layng (May 11)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Jim Rizzo (May 11)
- Re: Firefox as default browser in labs Bob Doyle (May 11)
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