----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 7:50
PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Prob2-
Netscape
No, Netscape doesn't suck! It's not my favorite, but it's
head and shoulders above anything else out there now for Linux. I know
there are die hards out there using text only browsers, and if that works for
you - GREAT!! There are also people who swear my Mozilla; I've tried it,
it's about as robust as a group of college students final exam project -
functional but that's it.
This is just my opinion, but could we keep the 'it sucks' comments to a
minimum and just try to answer the question?
Now to the tech problem: I've noticed that sometimes Netscape will
shut down on it's own, I'm not sure why (I think it has to do with too many
instances - ie windows - open at once), but I've downloaded newer versions and
haven't had that problem near as much. I'm using the 128bit version now
but you can get the regular version here:
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/MandrakeCooker/cooker/Mandrake/RPMS/
Make sure to get most recent version (common, communicator and navigator),
and yes, they are working on the 'dull' look too!
If you want to get email about what the latest upgrades are, go to this
address:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fdevlists.php3
and subsribe to the changelog list.
Anthony Huereca wrote:
> 1 - Netscape just shuts itself down sometimes
without warning...is this
> a Netscape oddity or a Mandrake Linux
problem?
It's just because Netscape sucks.
> 2 - is Netscape so meant to look so dull and lacking in colour?
> (compared to the win version it IS a bit boring to look at)
Again, it's because Netscape sucks
> 3 - Netscape is noticibly slower connecting and loading pages off
the
> Web....is this normal?
I've noticed no difference. Well, maybe I have. Does it take longer
because it
seems to be downloading something (like a picture), but it
can't seem to finish
it? I could be wrong, but seems like Netscape must
finish downloading
whatever it's currently doing before it'll move on to
anything else. Quite
annoying, and yet another reason why Netscape
sucks.
> Oh, I'm using ver 4.7 that came with MDK7.0
> Thanks again in
advance for everyones patience.
> Paul
> Ps...I think a couple
of these questions were previously aired in this
> forum, but I had a
little accident and wiped out a whole bunch of
> stuff
:o(
--
Anthony Huereca
http://m3000.1wh.com
Computers are not
intelligent. They only think they are.
--
Michael Holt
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
