Posted by Luigi Donatello Asero on 01/21/06 05:26

"Jose" <teacherjh@aol.nojunk.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:tDhAf.2634$tb3.1224@newssvr24.news.prodigy.net...
> ... and while I'm at it, sometimes when I visit a site I get a prompt
> that says "Would you like software such as Active-X controls to run?"
>
> How am I supposed to answer the question? It's either YES or NO, but
> the prompt gives me no indication of =what= software is being proposed
> to run, =who= is asking, and what it will =do=. This stuff runs on MY
> COMPUTER, where I have lots of important stuff. I would treat the
> question the same way I would treat the plumber who asks "would you like
> me to look around at stuff like your sink drains and file cabinets?"
>
> Jose


I agree. That´s one of the reasons why I prefer not to use Active-x
controls whenever it is possible.
By the way, I gess that you get the message which you quoted above if you
use standard security level for your zone in your browser and firewalls.
If you choose a high level you prevent Active-X controls from running, as
far as I know but in that case it may happen that the browser does not
display the page correctly.
If you choose a low security level you let the Active-X controls running but
you take the chance that they run a malicious code and that the owner of the
site takes control of your computer, doesn´he or she?


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Luigi Donatello Asero
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Сегодня суббота 21 января 2006
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