History lesson that may explain the XSS exploit's causes and preventions.

[Oren Beck]

Active Scripting is one of those power tools that demands cautious application.
We were warned. We ignored. We seem to have forgotten and are
repeating the same.
XSS exploits are seemingly only a repeat of the ActiveX  games.

http://everything2.com/e2node/Microsoft%2527s%2520ActiveX%2520idea%252C%2520it%2520must%2520now%2520be%2520conceded%252C%2520is%2520a%2520bad%2520thing.

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Oren Beck

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