Internet Explorer v5.0 (Wintel Version) Displays Password

and the user's ID in plain view on the screen when accessing a password-protected FTP site according to this ZDNet article. The article quotes Microsoft as nonchalantly saying it will fix the problem in some future version. While I use Netscape, I hope this security flaw isn't in the Mac version of IE5 when it comes out. [Dana Baggett]
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