FireFox IDN patch released

Mozillas.org ^ | 9/10/2005 | Mozilla

[Golden Eagle]

In post 25 I commented that I'd download the patch today, confident that there would be a patch released within 24 hours.

That proves nothing other than you don't know the difference between a "patch" and a "workaround" then, since all your procedure does is disable the service. Then again, since an acutal patch still hasn't been released yet, you were wrong about that, too.

[zeugma]

That proves nothing other than you don't know the difference between a "patch" and a "workaround" then, since all your procedure does is disable the service. Then again, since an acutal patch still hasn't been released yet, you were wrong about that, too.

You're 0 for 2 so far. Coming from someone who has publicly stated that he'd recommend someone use CDE on a solaris box so as to keep away from an open source window manager like KDE or Gnome, I don't expect much better.

The post that started this thread, from Mozilla.org says:

Installing the Patch

• To install the security patch for Firefox or the Mozilla Suite, follow these instructions:
  1. Firefox and Mozilla Suite users click this link: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.0.6/patches/307259.xpi
  2. In the Software Installation window, click the "Install Now" button.

Dufus.

[Golden Eagle]

I could care less what the download site has to say about anything. It's obviously not a patch, it's a workaround that leaves the service disabled. An actual patch would restore the service to normal functionality. Read it and weep:

Techweb.com - Mozilla Fixes Firefox Flaw With Workaround: Mozilla Corp. has posted temporary workarounds for the most recent bug in its Firefox and Mozilla browsers that include both manual and automated fixes. "We’re looking into the problem," said Mike Schroepfer, Mozilla's director of engineering, on Friday in an interview, "and we'll respond with a patch as quickly as possible."

Says a lot about you too, since all you can do in the face of facts is call me names, instead of admitting you were obviously wrong, on all counts. But everybody's used to it by now.