Re: Is Active X safe?

[David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Booth Martin wrote:
> Second part of the question:  David mentions that he uses Firefox, so 
> ActiveX isn't an issue.   But what happens when a Firefox user reaches 
> an ActiveX site?

I can't use it ... which is a very strong argument for sites to *NOT*
use Active X.

Contrary to what MS would like you to believe ... there are other
systems in the world than Windows.  An organization that is truly
interested in offering service to their customers / users will either
_not_ use Active X or degrade gracefully so that non-active X enabled
browsers will work as well.

Of course, if I encounter a site that requires use of an active x
control ... I have to ask myself, why?  Unless the site has a very
unique purpose, active X just isn't necessary (IMO).

david