US Gov looking for input about IE ONLY pre-patient web site...

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US Gov looking for input about IE ONLY pre-patient web site... Imhotep 08-13-2005
Posted by Imhotep on August 13, 2005, 11:57 pm
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I am not sure if this affects anyone but, I thought I would post it. I think
it is BS to restrict access to a Gov agency. Definitely worth a law suit if
they do this as it is restricting my access to a governmental agency.

http://lwn.net/Articles/147197/

Im


Posted by Jim Watt on August 14, 2005, 9:55 am
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>I am not sure if this affects anyone but, I thought I would post it. I think
>it is BS to restrict access to a Gov agency. Definitely worth a law suit if
>they do this as it is restricting my access to a governmental agency.
>
>http://lwn.net/Articles/147197/

Then put your money where your mouth is and issue a writ.

Many electronic banking packages are restricted to IE because
of its security features.
--
Jim Watt
http://www.gibnet.com


Posted by Micheal Robert Zium on August 14, 2005, 12:19 pm
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Jim Watt wrote:

>Many electronic banking packages are restricted to IE because
>of its security features.

Thanks for the comedy. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.
I'd be very interested to read anything that would shed some light on
that statement. Anything to back it up.



Posted by Hairy One Kenobi on August 14, 2005, 5:59 pm
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> Jim Watt wrote:
>
> >Many electronic banking packages are restricted to IE because
> >of its security features.
>
> Thanks for the comedy. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.
> I'd be very interested to read anything that would shed some light on
> that statement. Anything to back it up.

RBS/Natwest currently mandate IE. FirstDirect (Midland, now HSBC) used to,
when I was with them. A friend with Barclays was unable to access e-banking
with Firefox, but I'm not sure of their official policy. I think that
Commerzbank recently kludged to allow it.

A quick search reveals that Commerce Bank & Trust in the US (never heard of
'em) do officially support Firefox. As do Berliner Bank and Sparkasse
Pforzheim in Germany, and HVB Bank in the Czech Republic (although only on
Windows). Feel free to go beyond the first 100 Google hits...

--

Hairy One Kenobi

Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the opinion
in the first place. So there!




Posted by Micheal Robert Zium on August 14, 2005, 3:09 pm
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Hairy One Kenobi wrote:

>> Jim Watt wrote:
>>
>> >Many electronic banking packages are restricted to IE because
>> >of its security features.
>>
>> Thanks for the comedy. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.
>> I'd be very interested to read anything that would shed some light on
>> that statement. Anything to back it up.
>
>RBS/Natwest currently mandate IE. FirstDirect (Midland, now HSBC) used to,
>when I was with them. A friend with Barclays was unable to access e-banking
>with Firefox, but I'm not sure of their official policy. I think that
>Commerzbank recently kludged to allow it.
>
>A quick search reveals that Commerce Bank & Trust in the US (never heard of
>'em) do officially support Firefox. As do Berliner Bank and Sparkasse
>Pforzheim in Germany, and HVB Bank in the Czech Republic (although only on
>Windows). Feel free to go beyond the first 100 Google hits...

I never questioned that the idiots at some banks may require their
customers to use IE, I was referring to the laughable claim of IE's
superior security features.



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