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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>FYI, might as well be aware</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Norton Internet Security has evidently installed a
new feature that pre-scans the inline html images prior to writing the
images to the temp dir and displaying them in the web-browser. This is
a good thing, right? Maybe or maybe not, as it is purportedly to protect
clients from those nasty virus filled websites and spimmers. Well, it is also
generating a huge amount of complaints because the user can see the page until
the scan is finished, god forbid they pre-load images.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any hoot, with Norton Security active "verizon's
page" loads in 2 mins and, when inactive the same page loads in 3 seconds. Same
holds true on MCI's site and on CNET you can really see it drag. Kinda feels
like the 1200 Baud Days again. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In the end we will all hear that the sites are
taking far too long to load, and the answer is to drop the client
side firewall. That still doesn't sound good . . . Windows.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ref: Norton Internet Security 4.0 2002, 2003 &
2004 Windows Client Side.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-Peter</FONT></DIV>
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