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updating Firefox plugins sucks!

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Tuxman:
I auto-update add-ons. Concerning actual plugins I don't really care; the Java plugin is not installed, Flash is blocked by default, so there is not much of a chance I will ever become infected through some plugin hole.

Curt:
I am sorry I didn't express my mind very well. But to avoid further confusing:
I was talking about Plugins  only, not addons.





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@Tuxman
No Java or flash is of course a very good reason not to update the plugins!  :D

cmpm:
I'm not so sure about that site for plugin updates.
Didn't know it was there till now though.
It said I needed an updated plugin that didn't need an update.
And as you have seen, it doesn't recognize many plugins.

I keep an eye on the filehippo.com feed for some of them.
Other then that I'd think when a plugin is called on, whatever is using it would alert for an update.

bleh75:
I've moved to Google Chrome and my old backup browser Opera.Firefox is as bloated as IE :tellme: Neither have plugins as good as Firefox but I hate bloatware :P

I like filehippo.com and majorgeeks.com a lot  :Thmbsup:

Curt:
I've come across a page that is telling about the all new Mozilla page, that I've been referring to. So I guess that's the problem; the plugin updating feature is so brand new that most plugins not yet have been implemented, but in time may be.

The page is in Danish and from my IP supplier.

Edited:
The page is naming these plugins only:

Shockwave for Director
Java JRE
Silverlight
DivX Web Player
Shockwave Flash
QuickTime Plug-in
2007 Microsoft Office system
Microsoft Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin

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