On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, Pj wrote:
> Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 17:23:08 -0500
> From: Pj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [expert] netscape 474
>
> Considering this browser's sad history the past 3 years I do not know why
> anyone would expect anything better. Personally, I still like version 3.04
> best. I run it with Java disabled; use its old emailer and scripting turned
> off. Since I rarely accept attachments, I've effectively eliminated most of
> the virus attacks.
>
> Actually I'd be delighted to buy a real Linux browser that wasn't bloated
> and that offered mail. Does anyone know how well the STAR OFFICE browser
> and emailer work in Linux? It worked okay in Winbloz.
>
I found a quick cheap way to avoid Netscape, try using lynx, or "links",
an improved lynx. If you do the file associations in links, you can even
view the jpegs and gifs on web pages.
> Pj
>
> At 05:42 PM 7/23/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >I wouldn't become too hopeful cause the beta release of Netscape 6 is
> >doing the same thing. In SPADES. It's worse there than in the .7x series
> >of Netscape 4.
> >
> >--
> >Mark
> >
> > ** Registered Linux user # 182496 **
> >
> >
> >
> >On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, dallard wrote:
> >
> >> Mark
> >>
> >> I installed netscape 4.74 on my mandrake 7.0 machine yesterday. It
> >> seems to have the same problems that 4.70 had (my previous version).
> >> Netscape crashes on certain java pages and sometimes takes up al l the cpu.
> >> same as before. Oh well mabe next patch. :0)
> >>
> >> Hope that helps
> >>
> >> Dany Allard
> >>
> >> Mark Weaver wrote:
> >>
> >> > Did they fix the java problem in 4.74, or does it still runaway with the
> >> > CPU now and then like 4.73 does?
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Mark
> >> >
> >> > ** Registered Linux user # 182496 **
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, victor gvirtsman wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > found it today at ftp.netscape.com
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
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Regards,
Ellick Chan
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Jul 23
