Re: [cobalt-users] secure cert & netscape

["Chris Bell" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

quite frankly, this debate can go on for ages but the fact of the matter is
that competition is good because it makes competitors try to add features to
their products in ourder to improve on each other. which doesn't happen in
an environment where one product dominates.

I still use netscape as an essential tool for support. Nothing refreshes
like netscape, I have customers who call up and can't see changes they've
uploeaded via FTP, always solved with a quick shift+reload in Netscape. I
woud like to take the time to learn Mosaic, but in the meantime having two
different browsers (plus lynx) helps enormously.

As for SSL, i still don't implement 128bit because the 30 or maybe now 20
percent of customers who don't have browsers that support it are a greater
risk to my business than the extra 88 bits which come down to a matter of
processing power.

i browse with internet explorer, i work with netscape.

: )

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-----Original Message-----
From: David Lucas <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 2:25 AM
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] secure cert & netscape


>At 11:02 PM 9/2/2001, you wrote:
>>Jeff, the issue isn't that we are telling you to tell the customer to
>>switch. The issue is that the customer is using something that:
>>
>>a. can't handle SSL properly
>
>Netscape does handle SSL properly
>
>
>>b. won't be upgraded to properly handle SSL properly
>
>Why upgrade if when it already works
>
>
>>c. doesn't even have proper 128 bit encryption
>
>I've been using 128 bit encryption Netscape for several years
>
>
>>it's the equivalent of a man weilding a stone club trying to knock open a
>>steel door - just wont happen.
>>
>>however, if SOMEWAY POSSIBLE does arise *I* would like to know!
>
>It seems the lovers of buggy Microsoft products will never end their
>criticism of the competition.
>
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