Posted by TC on 07/25/06 04:28

TC wrote:
> Harlan Messinger wrote:
> > TC wrote:
>
> > > In days gone by, the Local zone had *less*
> > > restrictions than the Internet zone. So local files were *more capable*
> > > than remote ones. Now days, the Local zone has *more* restrictions than
> > > the Internet zone, so local files are (by default) *less* capable than
> > > remote ones.
> >
> > Oh? I've observed the opposite, and this would make no sense, the whole
> > point being that you trust your own resources more than you trust other
> > people's.
>
> No, I believe that I'm right. Check the link Ed Mullen posted. "The
> role of the MOTW is more prominent with Internet Explorer 6 for
> Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) because of increased security
> restrictions in the Local Machine zone. When you are developing Web
> content, the MOTW enables you to test your active HTML documents in the
> security zone where you intend the pages to run" [instead of in the
> increased security restrictions of the Local Machine zone]

For example, here is one of many posts on the issue. It shows it well,
from a user perspective: (absurdly long URL follows)
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser/browse_frm/thread/3ac36f57aefd0fc4/71505e0b171cf2a8?lnk=st&q=&rnum=1#71505e0b171cf2a8

Cheers,
TC (MVP MSAccess)
http://tc2.atspace.com

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