Mozilla pulling antiphishing from FF2 with final 2.0.0.19 update

[Go Pack Go]

At Google's request, Mozilla is pulling the antiphishing feature from FF 2.0.0.19 because it uses an old protocol.  Antiphising functionality can still be maintained in the soon to be unsupported browser with extensions mentioned in the link below.  Antiphishing will remain in FF3, of course.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9122500&intsrc=hm_list

[Lisandro]

Right now, what is the advantage of using version 2 and not version 3 of Firefox?

[bob3160]

Right now, what is the advantage of using version 2 and not version 3 of Firefox?

When your system is old......  :'(
The new version (3) requires a newer Operating System.

[drhayden1]

When your system is old

Are you talking about you yourself Bob or the Computer

[RejZoR]

Right now, what is the advantage of using version 2 and not version 3 of Firefox?

When your system is old......  :'(
The new version (3) requires a newer system.

BS. Why would it need a new system? I don't see any reason for that.

[polonus]

Hi RejZoR,

I would like to hear from you why you wanted to stay on an archaic no longer supported OS like Windows 98 SE (only third party non-official updates available), Windows ME and use fx 2?
Software has been developed further, so that is also no longer supported. On the one hand because you have this OS there is lesser specific malware for these OS, unless you protect it properly.
Windows urge you on to grow, functionality and CPU demands urge you to switch.
If you are on Open Software you do not have to grow market-conform. There you have less of these problems. For instance Firefox 2.0.0.0. desktop on Linux use this: http://pyrodesktop.org/releases/compzilla-0.1.xpi (using a windows manager to do this by the name of Pyro).

Because of these developments for Firefox 3 and Firefox Shiretoko we need at least XP to run it, and you know you have to upgrade Win 98 SE to use USB there. Go with the flow!

polonus

[Lisandro]

Right now, what is the advantage of using version 2 and not version 3 of Firefox?

Any clues?

[DavidR]

I would say there are no advantages, unless you are using an old OS that doesn't support FF3.0 or you have other issues with FF3.0.

Otherwise it makes more sense to have the latest version that supports the latest add-ons and includes the latest security updates.

[bob3160]

Right now, what is the advantage of using version 2 and not version 3 of Firefox?

When your system is old......  :'(
The new version (3) requires a newer system.

BS. Why would it need a new system? I don't see any reason for that.

RejZoR,
Keep your shirt on,    I meant Operating System.  even if most of the time,
a new operating system can also mean a newer system ( Hardware)

[alanrf]

I know the point has been skirted around in the postings here by bob3160; David was, as usual correct, but in this case not explicit.

You cannot install FF3 on a Win9x based operating system.

I do not believe that those operating systems cannot support it - it is more that the Mozilla developers do not care to undertake any longer the effort needed to make their product work with the older operating systems.  They have decided, I suspect correctly, that the declining number of users of those systems and the lack of support for those systems from Microsoft point to an overwhelmingly logical direction.

The avast team are to be commended for their continued support for the Win9x operating systems ... I suspect that economics will eventually bring them to the same conclusion as that reached by the Mozilla developers.

[Lisandro]

You cannot install FF3 on a Win9x based operating system.

That's the reason. Thank Alanrf. Living and learning.

I suspect that economics will eventually bring them to the same conclusion as that reached by the Mozilla developers.

Me too... it's the law of life...

[bob3160]

When your system is old

Are you talking about you yourself Bob or the Computer

I'm running Windows 7 on one of my test computers.  Does that answer your question Dan

[ardvark]

Right now, what is the advantage of using version 2 and not version 3 of Firefox?

For me, extensions (or add-ons) that I used to be able to use, like this one.... :'(

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1474

I'm hoping the author will update this one for FF3.

Best Regards...

[polonus]

Dear ardvark,

You can use this add-on just now for Fx 3 with the help of this add-on Nightly Tester Tools to be downloaded here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/downloads/file/27794/nightly_tester_tools-2.0.2-fx+tb+sm.xpi

Now when you have Nightly Tester Tool you can enforce an add-on like yours to work on Fx3, everything else works just smoothly and also new updates will be found.

With Nightly Tester Tools I run older valuable add-ons on Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1b3pre) Gecko/20081205 Shiretoko/3.1b3pre ID:20081205103154
Shiretoko is the latest nightly trunk build of Fx to be tested and all extensions and add-ons are not upgraded to run there, Nightly Tester Tools enables that. Or very rarely it is that older add-ons are really incompatible and make the browser function erratically or crash. But with your add-on you should be fine, try it and enjoy,

polonus

[ardvark]

Shiretoko is the latest nightly trunk build of Fx to be tested and all extensions and add-ons are not upgraded to run there, Nightly Tester Tools enables that. Or very rarely it is that older add-ons are really incompatible and make the browser function erratically or crash. But with your add-on you should be fine, try it and enjoy,

Hi Polonus...

Yaaaaaayyyyy!!

Thank you so very much, works like a champ!

Best Regards...