Disabling the history.dat file in Firefox 1.5?

with ref to the DOS attack,

The published code will add a large entry to the 'history.dat' file of the browser, causing the application to freeze or crash the next time it is launched.



Users can fix the problem by manually erasing the file. Another option is to change the browser setting to disable the saving of history data by setting the days of saved history to zero or increasing the privacy control.
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> http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2147377/firefox-expoit-made-public

setting the days of saved history to zero - tools >> options >> privacy (tab) >> history (tab)
 
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