full-disclosure - Microsoft's fix for URL containing username:password@ obfuscation

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From: capegeo at opengroup.org (George Capehart)
Subject: Microsoft's fix for URL containing username:password@ obfuscation

On Tuesday 27 January 2004 09:47 pm, Zach Forsyth wrote:

<snip>

>
> Anone know a workaround to tell IE not pass anonymous credentials
> automatically?

Don't use IE.  Use Camino, Opera, Netscape, Mozilla, Firebird, or, God 
forbid, ftp . . .

-- 
George Capehart

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