Robert Sandilands wrote:
>
[SNIP]
>
> Until people start really demanding security, companies like Microsoft
> will be buzzword complaint but not really secure without a lot of extra
> work and tools. There will always be the message box that you can press
> that it is Ok to delete all your files or to mail the virus to everybody
> or to accept the illegal certificate.
>
> Until people become willing to give up functionality for security this
> will always be a problem.
At the same time, I remember thinking how ludicrous it was when I first
used a Win2k box, needed to look in the c:\winnt\ directory, and was
told flat out "No user serviceable parts inside!"
A more elegant solution might be just for interface designers to improve
their dialog boxes. To use the previous "delete all files example":
"Deleting all of your files is bad!
This action will not be performed."
OK OVERRIDE
(with OK as the default -- stupid users always assume the defaults are
correct)
-Sean
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"Most people would rather die than think, and most people do."
-- Bertrand Russell
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