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kwitko
Shacklyn Nights
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join:2000-06-10
Middle Village, NY

reply to The Way Out
Re: Don't trust the Lock icon either!

Interesting, using IE through Avant Browser, I get
»https://www.paypal.com@secure.divo.n···tpaypal/

But using IE standalone I get:
»https://www.paypal.com/

Using Firebird I get
»https://www.paypal.com%01@secure.divo.net/notpaypal/
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petrus

join:2002-01-09
Atlanta, GA
1 edit		Avant Browser

I experienced the same thing using Avant Browser. Does Avant Browser somehow make IE more secure?
to forum · permalink · · 2003-12-11 16:09:15 · Reply to this
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