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Update to Firefox 1.0 without Delay

Late last fall, some potentially nasty security holes were discovered in Firefox versions earlier than 1.0. The problems are assumed to affect all versions up to 0.9.

If you haven't yet upgraded to 1.0, you need to get up-to-date as soon as possible. You can download the update from the UO's public domain software site, public, by going to ftp://public.uoregon.edu/software/Web/Firefox/Firefox_Setup_1.0.exe

Or, to be guaranteed of the very latest upgrades, visit the Mozilla site at http://mozilla.org/

Automatic Updates: Unfortunately, the built-in "software update" in the 0.93 version of Firefox included on Duckware does not work. If you have already upgraded to version 1.0PR1 or newer, you can mouse over the arrow in the upper right of your browser (next to the Google search engine entry field) to check for new updates. Clicking on this icon will install any new update that's available. Or, if it's convenient, you may prefer to pick up the latest version of the Windows Security CD from the Help Desk in 151 McKenzie; this CD automatically checks your Firefox browser version and helps you update it if necessary.


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