<OT> VBscript in html: Security threat?

[Ian Stephen]

On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 17:33, Joel Hammer wrote:
> Who in his right mind would use vbscript over javascript in their html,
> anyway? Why would you keep out anyone not using IE and a modern version
> of windows?

Who indeed, yesterday I was looking for information on schools from a
neighbouring district www.sd35.bc.ca and to my amazement found 

"This website will not work with Netscape.  Please use only Internet
Explorer minimum Ver. 5.0. Thank You."

Disgraceful.

A good chunk of the rest of my evening was taken up with writing what I
hope was a compelling argument why a school district website should be
accessible to all.

-- 
Ian Stephen <ianstepn at shaw.ca>