Hi Cindy -- When you go into the ftp site looking for updates make sure
that you go to the update folder in Mandrake 7.1 -- you will find the
Netscape 4.74 there (and yes, it does exist <grin>). I personally use
ftp://ftp.wtfo.com/pub/linux/mandrake -- but that is because I am on the
West Coast.
As far as a better browser in Linux, so far Netscape seems the most stable
to me. Again, personally, I never cared for IE even when I was a windoze
user -- always used Netscape there too.
Good luck,
Patti
Registered Linux User #184611
Cindy Bartorillo wrote:
> Netscape 4.73 seems unable to load several java pages that are favorites
> around my house, such as a couple of the games at Yahoo. The Mandrake
> Update feature gives me a list of all the things it can get for me,
> among which is Netscape 4.74, but every time I try to get it I get an
> error ('error fetching').
>
> The weird part is that I ftp'ed to half a dozen mirror sites, including
> ones listed by the Updater, and can't find any 4.74 at all. All the
> Netscapes available for download are 4.73.
>
> Does anyone know if this 4.74 really exists? Is the Mandrake Updater
> generally kinda flaky, or is it a local problem?
>
> While I'm at it, does anyone know of a better browser? As someone who's
> accustomed to IE, Netscape is a real disappointment.
>
> CindyB
