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Where to Go After Netscape 8?
by
Richard Rossbauer
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Should
unwavering and loyal Netscapers who have stayed with that browser
thru
the many releases up thru 7.2, change to Netscape 8, or would they
be better served
to use Mozilla Firefox?
I was preparing to download Netscape 8 yesterday (the day after its
release) until
I read the ZDNet
May 20, 2005 news report by Joris Evers that Netscape already had to
release an update to fix several serious security flaws, on the day
after release!
Turns out that Netscape 8 is based on version 1.0.3 of the Firefox
browser. That version
was updated to 1.0.7 (as of this writing) by the Mozilla team to fix vulnerability
flaws -- the ones that
Netscape had to repair so they could reissue their browser as
Netscape 8.0.1.
What now? I'll bet there aren't many loyal Netscapers who subscribe
to the news services
that follow and announce problems, such as these.
How will they be made aware of future security threats? Even if
Netscape provides
automatic notification to its users, will they respond? Do
grandparents, teeners,
and in-betweeners want to get involved in all of this confusion?
I'll bet not.
Although I've switched to Mozilla's Firefox (updated to version
1.0.4 as of this writing),
Internet Explorer 6
is still on my computer because I can't get rid of it. Netscape 7.2
is
my backup browser.
Then there's the AOL 9.0 Security version. It's more than just a
browser, but whenever
I use it, I'm comforted to see their spam, virus and spyware
monitors go into action.
Trouble is, I prefer to use other Internet Service Providers (ISP's)
for my email,
website,
and news letter activities.
Does AOL have the answer for the broader group of everyday
Internet users?
Maybe, if these subscribers have the patience to find and add a
Firewall. Again, not really
an easy task -- lots of choices, which to select, use a free or
purchased product,
where to find it, how to set it up, and on and on.
I believe it's going to take a lot of time, money and dedicated
effort to rid the Cyberworld
of the criminal scourge of spyware, viruses and the like. Maybe
it'll never actually happen.
Some Internet users are more aware of the problems and how to
minimize these threats.
I believe it's up to us to help those websurfers and Internet users
who are less aware.
A great place to start is with family, friends and peers. Helping
them avoid the spyware
traps, scams, and other malicious stuff will help us, too.
Encourage them to visit and learn from helpful websites, newsletters
and reports. Our
Firewalls-and-virus-protection.com website and
Security Alert News
Reporter
will give
them a good, safer start.
... Richard Rossbauer
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Jungle', loaded with ambushes and booby traps. He promotes his "Computer
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