Comments on: Netscape 8.1 takes aim at spyware

The latest browser from the AOL division is designed to bolster security with automatic scanning for spyware and adware.

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Yeah Right

by BMR777 January 25, 2006 3:45 PM PST

Perhaps they forgot this article:

http://www.benedelman.org/spyware/ns8/

It seems that Netscape 8 uses TrustE to determine which sites are "safe" for users to use. I don't think sites like Hotbar and EZula are what users would consider safe.

I may be wrong, however. The above article by Ben Edelman deals with Netscape 8, presumably netscape 8.0. AOL/Netscape may have rewritten their trusting engine for 8.1 and then I may be wrong. On the other hand, it may be the same flawed system in place.

Either way I'm not going to download NS8. I don't trust Netscape, AOL, TrustE, or VeriSign very much.

The System is Flawed

BMR777
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AOL/Netscape
by John Kuzak May 31, 2007 7:15 PM PDT: http://www.analogstereo.com/saab_owners_manual.htm; Like this

What's the point?

by thedreaming January 26, 2006 6:11 AM PST

There are basically three browsers out there. Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Opera. Most people use Internet Explorer because it's the first choice they see or they aren't given a choice. At work, I use internet explorer. At home, I use Firefox and Opera. I have no choice about having internet explorer, it's intergrated and so many applications call on it for their user interfaces, I couldn't uninstall it even If I wanted to, but I digress...

Netscape's browser is based on their gecko engine, just like firefox, but firefox already kicks butt, so why bother downloading another gecko engine powered browser?

I'll stick with firefox at home and I'll tolerate internet explorer at work.

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Very well writte :) Try Oxygen web browser
by Dean_Ansari January 26, 2006 8:33 AM PST: 1st, your quick message is one of the best well written messages I have read about state of browser choices/war. Kudos :)

2nd, There is really another great web browser choice, it is NetDIVE's Oxygen. Here:
http://www.netdive.com/oxygen/download.htm
What makes Oxygen unique, a real alt to IE or Firefox is that it has Java built-in,
amongst other reasons.

Cheers :); Like this

Try Oxygen web browser
by Dean_Ansari January 26, 2006 8:36 AM PST: 1st, your quick message is one of the best well written messages I have read about state of browser choices/war. Kudos :)

2nd, There is really another great web browser choice, it is NetDIVE's Oxygen. Here:
http://www.netdive.com/oxygen/download.htm
What makes Oxygen unique, a real alt to IE or Firefox is that it has Java built-in,
amongst other reasons.

P.S., I think I posted this message 2 times.
Sorry if that is the case :); Like this