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Re: Federal Government warns about Internet Exploer bugs

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Originally Posted by Cory
I use MyIE2. Visually it is almost identical, but it tabs windows, blocks popups, etc. I love the tabbed windows, and I have literally *never* gotten a popup. Even with the Google toolbar, I would still get popups, so I'm happy
The problem with MyIE2, CrazyBrowser, Avant, and others is that they embed the IE engine in a different frame. Thus, you get many of the features of Mozilla, Firefox, Opera, or Netscape, but you also get all the security holes that come along with IE. Thus when the Federal Goverment warns to move away from IE, they mean all browsers that embed IE.

Outlook and Outlook Express also embed IE, so you should also move to an alternate e-mail program. Thunderbird has already been mentioned. Eudora is another standalone e-mail program. Mozilla, Netscape, and Opera all have their own built in mail programs also.