Installed the latest patch for IE which breaks the http://username:password@sitename protocol. The interesting thing is that they break it in more than just the browser. Now if you run the above url from the start/run menu or from the quick launch address bar, the system strips off the username:password@ of the url and takes you direct to the main site. This way it breaks Firebird/Firefox which would work with the username:password option and was not vulnerable to the spoofing flaw. I guess they had to do it this way because of all the intergration with the OS that IE does not do (end sarcasm) Apart from that its not that big a deal anyway. It doesn’t break wget though (which is a relief as that would break a lot of my scripts)

Yes I know some people might ask why you would want multiple Internet Explorer versions but it is useful when testing webpages for compatibility. More information also at A Whole Lotta Nothing

Yes I know some people might ask why you would want multiple Internet Explorer versions but it is useful when testing webpages for compatibility. More information also at A Whole Lotta Nothing

With the combination of at least 6 browsers that I need my bookmarks kept in sync, NetSignet might do the trick – I’ll play with it later.

Yes I know its not *my* browser of choice anymore, but it is what corporate users need to use and rather than download the files each time I wanted to save a copy to my hard disk. Unfortunately this option is not available from the main Microsoft web site but following the instructions at ZenVendor.com did the trick.