On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:00:12 -0600, Pennyaline
> wrote:

>Bigbazza wrote:
>> Firefox hack attack warning
>>
>> August 17, 2008 - 3:26PM
>>
>>
>> Several security holes have been discovered in Firefox and other
>> software from Mozilla.
>>
>> The Thunderbird e-mail program and the Seamonkey program suite have also
>> been affected.
>>
>> Users should update their software as soon as possible once patches
>> become available, recommends the German Federal Agency for Security in
>> Information Technology (BSI) in Bonn.
>>
>> The warning applies to Firefox versions prior to 2.0.0.16 and 3.0.1 as
>> well as to Seamonkey. In the latter case, any version prior to 1.1.11 is
>> vulnerable to hacker attacks.
>>
>> Those who do not receive automated updates can download them manually at
>> http://www.mozilla.com/firefox or
>> http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases.
>>
>> No update is available as yet for Thunderbird, which is affected in all
>> versions prior to 2.0.0.16.
>>
>> DPA
>>
>> Bigbazza (Barry)
>
>Funny, I've received no such warning.
>
><been using Firefox and Thunderbird for a few years, too>

Could be they are set to automatically update. I also use Firefox and
Thunderbird and they are both at the latest revision, without any
effort on my part.

Ron Kelley

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:43:32 -0700, Ron wrote:

> On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:00:12 -0600, Pennyaline
> > wrote:
>
>>Bigbazza wrote:
>>> Firefox hack attack warning
>>>
>>> August 17, 2008 - 3:26PM
>>>
>>>
>>> Several security holes have been discovered in Firefox and other
>>> software from Mozilla.
>>>
>>> The Thunderbird e-mail program and the Seamonkey program suite have also
>>> been affected.
>>>
>>> Users should update their software as soon as possible once patches
>>> become available, recommends the German Federal Agency for Security in
>>> Information Technology (BSI) in Bonn.
>>>
>>> The warning applies to Firefox versions prior to 2.0.0.16 and 3.0.1 as
>>> well as to Seamonkey. In the latter case, any version prior to 1.1.11 is
>>> vulnerable to hacker attacks.
>>>
>>> Those who do not receive automated updates can download them manually at
>>> http://www.mozilla.com/firefox or
>>> http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases.
>>>
>>> No update is available as yet for Thunderbird, which is affected in all
>>> versions prior to 2.0.0.16.
>>>
>>> DPA
>>>
>>> Bigbazza (Barry)
>>
>>Funny, I've received no such warning.
>>
>><been using Firefox and Thunderbird for a few years, too>
>
> Could be they are set to automatically update. I also use Firefox and
> Thunderbird and they are both at the latest revision, without any
> effort on my part.
>
> Ron Kelley

automatic updates are a choice under tools/options/updates.

your pal,
blake