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Malicious Mobile Code

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Version Location Description Submitted by Date submitted
Printed Page 15
first sentence; 1.4.1

I asked him how a ninth grader learned enough about assembly language programming and computer booting to write a virus?

This isn't a question, so it should have a period.

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 15
3rd paragraph; 1.4.2

"For many malicious hackers it is a right of passage, a stage of maturity..."

I've always seen this in print as 'rite of passage'

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 390
2nd paragraph

MS Exchange uses EDB files not mdb, "private.mdb" should read priv.edb

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 426
second paragraph

Aids needles are not being left in mailboxes or gas pump handles.

AIDS should be capitalized.

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 426
3rd paragraph

Secondly, Disney's the number one tourist attraction in the world. They don't need to test marketing.
should be:
They don't need to do test marketing.

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 437
4th paragraph

Now its time to discuss the objectives of the plan.
should be:
"Now it's time..."

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 451
3rd paragraph

All good scanners take extra precaution to protect itself from infection and third-party manipulation.
Should it be "precautions" (plural)?

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 464
3rd paragraph

"I am a firm believe that all HTML content should be disabled in email."
Should say
"... firm believer..."

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 475
middle of page

"As of Flash 5, _highquality has been superceded by _quality, which may ..."

change to "superseded ..."

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 610
middle of page

MIME content type for XML dat sent via XML.send( ) and XML.sendAndLoad( )

change to "XML data"

(chapter 11) ActiveX Section, 2nd para.; The first sentence reads:

"Although began as a reactionary response to competitive pressures"

It should read:

"Although begun as a reactionary response to competitive pressures"

{chapter 11} ActiveX Controls Section, 1st para;

"many different languages, including: C++, Visual Basic, Visual C++,
Delphi, Powersoft, Java,..."

I don't think Powersoft is a language. PowerSoft is/was Sybase's tools
division. (see http://www.idg.net/english/crd_powersoft_43.html )

(chapter 11) ActiveX Controls Section, 1st para;

"and lose the portability advantaged gained by Java."

should read:

"and lose the portability advantage gained by Java."

 Anonymous