Firefox 5.0

Before you upgrade to Firefox 5.0, remove your master password or you
might not be able to access that again.

Dbdblocker wrote:

> Before you upgrade to Firefox 5.0, remove your master password or you
> might not be able to access that again.

The Mozilla newsgroup are thatta way ---> mozilla.*

If your NNTP server doesn't carry the Mozilla newsgroups, connect your
NNTP client to their server (news.mozilla.org).

On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:35:12 -0400, Dbdblocker wrote:
>
> Before you upgrade to Firefox 5.0, remove your master password or you
> might not be able to access that again.

Just a suggestion not to store passwords in Firefox (or any other Web
browser) at all. I used to do that, but synchronizing was a pain and
there were some Web pages where Firefox was unable to save passwords.

I use the free KeePass and I'm very happy with it. It can *generate*
secure passwords if you wish, and it can do any auto-typing you wish,
based on the window title. It's also quite easily installed on a USB
stick, so I have all my passwords in a handy portable yet secure
form.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

Stan Brown wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:35:12 -0400, Dbdblocker wrote:
>> Before you upgrade to Firefox 5.0, remove your master password or you
>> might not be able to access that again.
>
> Just a suggestion not to store passwords in Firefox (or any other Web
> browser) at all. I used to do that, but synchronizing was a pain and
> there were some Web pages where Firefox was unable to save passwords.
>
> I use the free KeePass and I'm very happy with it. It can *generate*
> secure passwords if you wish, and it can do any auto-typing you wish,
> based on the window title. It's also quite easily installed on a USB
> stick, so I have all my passwords in a handy portable yet secure
> form.

Be sure to back up that usb stick. They can be written to
only x number of times before failure sets in.

On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:27:12 -0400, Stan Brown wrote:

> On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:35:12 -0400, Dbdblocker wrote:
>>
>> Before you upgrade to Firefox 5.0, remove your master password or you
>> might not be able to access that again.
>
> Just a suggestion not to store passwords in Firefox (or any other Web
> browser) at all. I used to do that, but synchronizing was a pain and
> there were some Web pages where Firefox was unable to save passwords.
>
> I use the free KeePass and I'm very happy with it. It can *generate*
> secure passwords if you wish, and it can do any auto-typing you wish,
> based on the window title. It's also quite easily installed on a USB
> stick, so I have all my passwords in a handy portable yet secure
> form.

KeePass has an Android version which seems compatible with the Windows
version.

I just took a look at their site, http://keepass.info. I see versions
for Linux/Mac OS-X, iPhones, U3 devices, Windows phones, and more...

They might not all be fully compatible with the base version, that's
unclear to me in the 30 seconds I spent there :-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 18:51:30 -0500, Paul in Houston TX wrote:
>
> Stan Brown wrote:
> > On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:35:12 -0400, Dbdblocker wrote:
> >> Before you upgrade to Firefox 5.0, remove your master password or you
> >> might not be able to access that again.
> >
> > Just a suggestion not to store passwords in Firefox (or any other Web
> > browser) at all. I used to do that, but synchronizing was a pain and
> > there were some Web pages where Firefox was unable to save passwords.
> >
> > I use the free KeePass and I'm very happy with it. It can *generate*
> > secure passwords if you wish, and it can do any auto-typing you wish,
> > based on the window title. It's also quite easily installed on a USB
> > stick, so I have all my passwords in a handy portable yet secure
> > form.
>
> Be sure to back up that usb stick. They can be written to
> only x number of times before failure sets in.

The USB stick is a secondary copy; the primary is my actual computer,
which of course is backed up regularly.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

VanguardLH <> wrote in
news:iu5536$gap$:

> Dbdblocker wrote:
>
>> Before you upgrade to Firefox 5.0, remove your master
>> password or you might not be able to access that again.
>
> The Mozilla newsgroup are thatta way ---> mozilla.*
>
> If your NNTP server doesn't carry the Mozilla newsgroups,
> connect your NNTP client to their server
> (news.mozilla.org).

So your contention is that all users of Firefox read the firefox
newsgroups, so there is no reason to warn users of a *potential*
issue ?

On 6/25/2011 1:15 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
> Dbdblocker wrote:
>
>> Before you upgrade to Firefox 5.0, remove your master password or you
>> might not be able to access that again.
>
> The Mozilla newsgroup are thatta way ---> mozilla.*
>
> If your NNTP server doesn't carry the Mozilla newsgroups, connect your
> NNTP client to their server (news.mozilla.org).

I'm using Windows 7

On 6/26/2011 10:21 AM, DanS wrote:
> VanguardLH <> wrote in
> news:iu5536$gap$:
>
>> Dbdblocker wrote:
>>
>>> Before you upgrade to Firefox 5.0, remove your master
>>> password or you might not be able to access that again.
>>
>> The Mozilla newsgroup are thatta way ---> mozilla.*
>>
>> If your NNTP server doesn't carry the Mozilla newsgroups,
>> connect your NNTP client to their server
>> (news.mozilla.org).
>
> So your contention is that all users of Firefox read the firefox
> newsgroups, so there is no reason to warn users of a *potential*
> issue ?

I agree, after all isn't the name of this newsgroup Windops7.GENERAL?
Just going by the name I would assume that this newsgroup covers not
only the Windows 7 OS, but any program that runs on it as well.


--

Roy Smith
Windows XP Home
Thunderbird 3.1.11
Sunday, June 26, 2011 4:51:35 PM

>>> The Mozilla newsgroup are thatta way ---> mozilla.*
>>>
>>> If your NNTP server doesn't carry the Mozilla newsgroups,
>>> connect your NNTP client to their server
>>> (news.mozilla.org).
>>
>> So your contention is that all users of Firefox read the firefox
>> newsgroups, so there is no reason to warn users of a *potential*
>> issue ?
>
> I agree, after all isn't the name of this newsgroup Windops7.GENERAL?
> Just going by the name I would assume that this newsgroup covers not
> only the Windows 7 OS, but any program that runs on it as well.


Absolutely correct. This thread was appropriate & useful.
Newsgroup police represent a psychological profile in and of itself whereby
an individual validates himself by assigning some level of self importance.
They are more of an impedance to the valuable sharing & flow of information
on the internet. As with anyone who has personal issues and feels compelled
to assert themselves, they should not be encouraged through the defense of
the validity of a thread. This is what they seek. Furthermore, out of
compassion, neither should they be vilified. Once a reply is identified as
reflective of a self-appointed newsgroup police officer, the post should be
quietly ignored.
Just sayin'.

Rich