Microsoft (re-)recommends High security for IE

[Thomas Dowling]

In the wake of another batch of IE security holes 
(<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5232993.html>), Microsoft has updated 
IE security guidelines at 
<http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/settings.mspx>.  They 
recommend that users make their default security setting "High".

In my copy of IE6, the High security setting disables ActiveX controls, 
Java, Meta Refresh, and JavaScript.  I mention this because I see 
growing numbers of library pages and forms that are completely 
unnavigable without at least one of these. So in addition to any 
accessibility problems raised by these requirements, authors of these 
pages are effectively driving away any IE users whose computers were set 
up by someone concerned about security.

Yes, you can your local library in the lower-security set of trusted 
sites, but you try explaining how and why to do that in 25 words or less 
on your home page.

-- 
Thomas Dowling
OhioLINK - Ohio Library and Information Network
tdowling at ohiolink.edu