Firefox can't handle Javascript

***Brian Turner*** · 05-10-2006, 11:57 AM

It's been a general mantra that Firefox is more secure than IE - but it seems that now it's been shown that the entire way Firefox handles Javascript will need to be completely recoded because the current system is flawed:

Firefox faces serious security threat

Donna · 06-10-2006, 09:41 AM

I could be wrong, but I've read that they found this to be false (I'll try look for the article I read). Personally I love using FireFox, especialy because of the tabs, but it has trouble opening pdf files and the movie clips from bbc news.

***Brian Turner*** · 06-10-2006, 02:36 PM

Lol! Tell me about it.

What's really annoying is when I open up multiple browser windows (my normal way of surfing, actually - got 11 open at present, 2 Firefox and 9 IE) and then when Adobe crashes, all of the Firefox windows get shut down. Annoying.

Natkits · 06-10-2006, 05:46 PM

yup, it turns out to be a... joke :|

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34836
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10...lla_flaw_joke/

***Brian Turner*** · 06-10-2006, 06:00 PM

Quote:

"Mischa is a young man - he meant the presentation in jest," said Jane Anderson, spokeswoman for Six Apart.

If Mozilla were for-profit, there'd be one hell of a defamation suit following from that.

It was never announced as a joke, but as serious news. What, did Six Apart take a big kick-back from Microsoft?

05-10-2006, 11:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,950	Firefox can't handle Javascript It's been a general mantra that Firefox is more secure than IE - but it seems that now it's been shown that the entire way Firefox handles Javascript will need to be completely recoded because the current system is flawed: Firefox faces serious security threat __________________ SEO specialist.

06-10-2006, 09:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
Donna Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 58	Re: Firefox can't handle Javascript I could be wrong, but I've read that they found this to be false (I'll try look for the article I read). Personally I love using FireFox, especialy because of the tabs, but it has trouble opening pdf files and the movie clips from bbc news.

06-10-2006, 02:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,950	Re: Firefox can't handle Javascript Lol! Tell me about it. What's really annoying is when I open up multiple browser windows (my normal way of surfing, actually - got 11 open at present, 2 Firefox and 9 IE) and then when Adobe crashes, all of the Firefox windows get shut down. Annoying. __________________ SEO specialist.

06-10-2006, 05:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Natkits Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Essex Posts: 186	Re: Firefox can't handle Javascript yup, it turns out to be a... joke :\| http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34836 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10...lla_flaw_joke/ __________________ Modern Rigid Kitchens at National Kitchens UK

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