new netscape 8
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Yeah that got me too! why??ZeroX said:
A while ago someone (i forget who but it was either netscape or AOL once they had bought netscape) won a legal battle with microsoft and was told they could use IE code in their browsers for 8 years. I'd guess that netscape are wanting to make the most of this before it expires so have had one last go at the browser market. The thing is that a lot of webpages only work properly with IE, so they should now work with netscape 8 too, but so what - if your website relies on lax syntax and made up web standards then i dont want to visit it anyway.
I think it is aimed at the AOL market anyway - it looks like a "wrap you up in your own safe little world so you cant do anytihng (but on the plus side you are safe from phising, spyware and viruses)" kind of web browser
but those are just my opinions and i have not actually tried it. so if anyone has tried it and has factual opinions let me know. id be interested to know what it is really like
i just read this.
they found 41 bugs within hrs of release.
We've heard from AOL about the security issues. Updating to Netscape 8.0.1 makes it as safe as Firefox 1.0.4.
WebProNews has learned more about the rampant bugfest in Netscape 8. A spokesperson from AOL provided these details:
Said Andrew Weinstein: "The reason for the update was that we had been misinformed by an external security vendor we had retained that the Firefox 1.0.3 security issues did not affect us.
"Within hours of discovering that the vendor was not accurate yesterday, however, we addressed those issues and posted an updated version of the browser. We will always take immediate action to protect our users from security threats."
Mr. Weinstein also noted that the updated version of Netscape fixed 3 issues instead of 41 that were not already resolved in the earlier version. So it sounds like a bit of miscommunication, understandable, but one that probably should have been avoided and likely will be in the future.
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Netscape claimed its trust features would mitigate the potential for phishing scams, which utilize cross-site scripting. But it appears the engineers missed a few bugs. Forty-one of them as of this morning were listed on Netscape 8's security alert page.
UPDATE2 - Now, WebProNews has learned from AOL this information was incorrect. Of those 41 listed bugs, 38 had been fixed prior to the release of Netscape 8, and should not have been listed on the security alert page.
Three issues, MFSA 2005-42, 43, and 44, were problems that had to be addressed. With the release of 8.0.1, those holes have been closed.
For users brave enough to go back to the past and try Netscape 8, its positive features include a warning system against possible phishing sites, tabbed browsing, site trust control options with automatic updating of trusted sites, and toolbars that can be reduced to a single button on the taskbar.
AOL let most of the Netscape development team go in 2003 after acquiring the browser. Since then, AOL has outsourced Netscape's development to a Canadian firm. It is hoped they can be more proactive about fixing bugs.
According to the Secunia security firm, 52 percent of bugs in Netscape 7 were never fixed, based on 21 reported advisories for the browser. In light of updated information courteously provided by AOL, Netscape 8.0.1 has been updated proactively.
they found 41 bugs within hrs of release.
We've heard from AOL about the security issues. Updating to Netscape 8.0.1 makes it as safe as Firefox 1.0.4.
WebProNews has learned more about the rampant bugfest in Netscape 8. A spokesperson from AOL provided these details:
Said Andrew Weinstein: "The reason for the update was that we had been misinformed by an external security vendor we had retained that the Firefox 1.0.3 security issues did not affect us.
"Within hours of discovering that the vendor was not accurate yesterday, however, we addressed those issues and posted an updated version of the browser. We will always take immediate action to protect our users from security threats."
Mr. Weinstein also noted that the updated version of Netscape fixed 3 issues instead of 41 that were not already resolved in the earlier version. So it sounds like a bit of miscommunication, understandable, but one that probably should have been avoided and likely will be in the future.
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Netscape claimed its trust features would mitigate the potential for phishing scams, which utilize cross-site scripting. But it appears the engineers missed a few bugs. Forty-one of them as of this morning were listed on Netscape 8's security alert page.
UPDATE2 - Now, WebProNews has learned from AOL this information was incorrect. Of those 41 listed bugs, 38 had been fixed prior to the release of Netscape 8, and should not have been listed on the security alert page.
Three issues, MFSA 2005-42, 43, and 44, were problems that had to be addressed. With the release of 8.0.1, those holes have been closed.
For users brave enough to go back to the past and try Netscape 8, its positive features include a warning system against possible phishing sites, tabbed browsing, site trust control options with automatic updating of trusted sites, and toolbars that can be reduced to a single button on the taskbar.
AOL let most of the Netscape development team go in 2003 after acquiring the browser. Since then, AOL has outsourced Netscape's development to a Canadian firm. It is hoped they can be more proactive about fixing bugs.
According to the Secunia security firm, 52 percent of bugs in Netscape 7 were never fixed, based on 21 reported advisories for the browser. In light of updated information courteously provided by AOL, Netscape 8.0.1 has been updated proactively.
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