--- Bill Judson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 06:47:30 -0700 (PDT) > From: Bill Judson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: G-List Digest #2382 > To: G-List <[email protected]> > > << > >> Second. What can happen by clicking through these emails? I have > >> always felt safe to do anything on 9. Have I now to be > >> especially careful on X? ... > > > No, merely clicking thorough does nothing, even on Windows systems, > > but I'm woring in dumbuser mode. > > Fair enough. I did think it was *possible* for clicks alone to > do bad things on Windows machines. I know clicks on attachments > can cause trouble on these platforms but presumably the pgms > triggered would not run on a Mac, even in X (unless the prgmer > was especially targeting our tiny niche with Mac stuff...). > > David Elmo > >> > > It is possible to get it trouble with just clicks on a Mac. If you place > your password, credit card #, etc. in a forms auto-fill in your browser, > it is possible for pages scripted in a certain way to contain hidden > fields that, if you click on something innocuous-seeming (like a link > button), will capture the data for the site owner. > > Note that this applies mostly to the general auto-fill feature, the one > you actually have to type in your data into beforehand, if you were so > foolish as to do so; the Password Managers in IE & Navigator were > tightened up some time ago to preclude this gambit on the part of sites > (they say). I still wouldn't let IE 5.x keep any passwords in it, just > on > general principles... :P > > > __ > > Bill > > Art page: <http://geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/> > __ Bill Art page: <http://geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/> -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
