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Re: ActiveX security hole reported.



> From: garym@softshore.com.au (Gary Meltzer)

> How does this control differ from an HTML page that tells
> readers to turn the power switch off?

Sorry, is this a trick question?   *8)   The difference is
between saying "Please erase all your files now", and saying
"Click here (and then say "OK" on the silly security box)
to run my cool new weather-predicting application!".  Many
more people will get caught by the latter...

DC