A lot of people have that problem with spybot, you need to disable your
screen reader to get that to install. Netscape used to work reasonably well
with JFW, but honestly, I think you're trying too hard, really, you can't do
much more then what you're doing. I know I couldn't be bothered to switch
everything around for what might happen but more then likely won't.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 11:37 PM
Subject: Re: Speech and the Internet
> Hi John.
>
> I am running the Norton Internet Security package and Ad Aware to scan for
> spyware. For some reason, I have never been able to get Spybot to install
> on this machine.
>
> Anyway, the methods for attacking systems has gotten more sophisticated
in
> the last few months, and I no longer completely trust Norton to completely
> keep everything out. What I am trying to figure out is whether or not
> there are any other web browsers that are accessible. Obviously most of
> the development for JFW and Window-Eyes have been centered around
Microsoft
> Active Accessibility and Internet Explorer. Frankly, Microsoft has
> promised better security and better stability with every operating system
> they've released, and it hasn't happened yet, and I frankly doubt it ever
> will.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
> At 02:51 PM 7/3/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >A good virus program is the best way to go and spy ware program, and a
> >firewall, you get them, and keep them up to date, you'll be as well off
if
> >not better then going to another company's program since you really in
this
> >day and age shouldn't be with out those kind of things anyway to be on
the
> >internet and be smart about it especially with broadband connections or
if
> >you're on a lot, but really everyone should keep those up to date and on.
> >Beyond that I can't help you since I can't use Eudora because I have 2
> >accounts on Comcast and it won't check them both at the same time due to
> >some idiocy on some one's part, and have never tried anything besides
> >internet explorer.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 2:12 PM
> >Subject: Speech and the Internet
> >
> >
> > > Hi folks.
> > >
> > > I am frankly getting paranoyed about the number and severity of
attacks on
> > > Microsoft Internet Explorer and Outlook Express/Outlook.
Side-stepping
> >the
> > > Microsoft e-mail is easy--I went to Eudora about 3 years ago. But, is
> > > anybody successfully using JFW with some other web browser than
Internet
> > > Explorer. Ditching Windows, JFW, and the like for another OS,
browser,
> >and
> > > speech program is an option, but I'd rather not learn what is and is
not
> > > accessible the hard way, if someone else has already been down this
road
> > > and can tell me what does and doesn't work.
> > >
> > > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Louis Kim Kline
> > > A.R.S. K2LKK
> > > Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > > Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > > Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753
> > >
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
> Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753
>
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