A few minor changes were necessary to get Wizz RSS working with Firefox 3.6b1 – As usual it was the Places stuff that changed (long deep sigh).
Anyway, once again I’m asking Wizz RSS users to test 3.2.0.0 on Firefox 3.6b1. I’m pretty sure that my request to test will, as is usually the case, fall on deaf ears. Of course testing is always someone else’s problem – WRONG! We’d all like to see a smooth upgrade to Firefox 3.6, so please help with testing!
Yes you can test! It doesn’t take any special skills! Just upgrade to Firefox 3.6b1 and install Wizz RSS 3.2.0.0 – Easy! If you find any bugs, report them into this blog and I’ll fix them as quickly as I can.
Any comment on what is said here:
http://www.wizzrss.com/Welcome.php
Why uninstall?
Regards,
Charlie
Wizz RSS, both full version and lite, contain security vulnerabilities. If you don’t uninstall Wizz RSS, you will be exposing yourself to potentially malicious attack.
Does this affect the beta too? I was going to try it out but the link goes nowhere.
All versions are affected, and the beta has been taken offline.
Ah that’s a shame, I’ll keep an eye out for an update. Cheers,
Gift.
Sorry, but there will be no further updates.
Sad to see that you have decided to abandon Wizz RSS. I realy was a great tool.
I still hope to hear from you again in some form or other.
Best wishes to you from Switzerland!
I agree, thanks for the work you put in over the years. I wish you all the best for the future.
Gift.
@Max: As a longtime Wizz RSS user I sure that you, more than most, will have some idea of the frustration I’ve put myself through over the last 5 years. Firefox, the people and the browser, is no longer what it was 5 years ago. I’ve learned enough about my own stupidity, and the stupidity and selfishness of others, to know that I have much better things to do with my life
Mike,
Indeed I do and I understand!
I am an IT dinosaur myself, with over 25 years of experience, I know exactly what you’re going through.
Thank you very much for the hard work that went into Wizz RSS and the best of luck to you and your family in the future!
Any possibility of a hint about what the vulnerability is, so that users might attempt to defend against it on our own?
@Anne: Sorry, but disclosure of details about the vulnerability could potentially expose thousands of users to the malicious intent of others.
Mike,
I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve decided to allow Wizz to die
– I only just noticed an extra tab in FF for http://www.wizzrss.com/Welcome.php and so came here to check out what was happening.
I think that I can sense an immense amount of frustration in your words up above, so it’s likely for the best that you allow the project to die. Anyway, a hearty thanks for all of your work upon it – Wizz introduced me to the fun of using RSS feeds, and for that I’ll always be grateful to you.
Wishing you all good things for the future, and best regards
Mike K (UK)
Aw man!
Took me all day to find this page. Sorry to hear about wizz, was a great little add-on – used it for a long time.
Thanks, and good luck with everything.
Aaaaargh! Nooooo! I had hoped that your website was hacked and that the message was a hoax.
So sad. Thanks for all of the great work over the past few years
Computing will never be the same for me,also thanks for a great program
For a more detailed explanation of why Wizz RSS is being shutdown, please read http://wizzrss.blat.co.za/2009/11/14/an-explanation/