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Security flaw in Windows really a feature.
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Jul 5, 2006, 04:06 PM
 
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6090840.html

I didn't even know that. I just renamed my Thunderbird shorcut to "www.microsoft.com" and sure enough, it loaded Thunderbird.

Thankfully I've run myself the habit of typing int http:// before I ever do anything. I'm also using Firefox on my work PC, which isn't affected by it.
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Jul 5, 2006, 04:33 PM
 
I hope OS X v10.5 inclues this killer feature.
     
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Jul 5, 2006, 04:44 PM
 
Once I had a PC and I installed AOL on it (oops). Then I noticed whenever I would type msn.com into IE, AOL would launch. Lame,irritating trick
     
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Jul 5, 2006, 04:58 PM
 
Originally Posted by Kerrigan
Once I had a PC and I installed AOL on it (oops). Then I noticed whenever I would type msn.com into IE, AOL would launch. Lame,irritating trick
I'm not sure which is worse.
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