Phishing (Was Re: WashingtonPost computer security stories)

Tue Aug 17 15:54:19 UTC 2004

TW> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:06:30 -0400 (EDT)
TW> From: Tim Wilde

TW> Because many (broken) browsers/proxies/"firewalls"/etc block
TW> or forge referrer headers "for security" and they'd quadruple
TW> their tech support load with all their idiot customers using
TW> Norton Internet Security or other similar products calling in
TW> saying "why don't I get any images on the site?  waah!"  This
TW> simply isn't an option in the real world.

Ughh.  Some "security" products cause more trouble than they
solve.  Norton Internet Security is obnoxious enough to "filter
ads" by nuking graphics based on pixel dimensions.  (After having
to alter some sites to get around this, we have a much harder
time recommending Symantec products...)

Eddy
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