From owner-freebsd-security Sat Jun 2 5: 7:27 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from skink.ru.ac.za (skink.ru.ac.za [146.231.128.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6050437B422 for ; Sat, 2 Jun 2001 05:07:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dom@dude.dsl.ru.ac.za) Received: from dude.dsl.ru.ac.za ([146.231.113.85]) by skink.ru.ac.za with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 156ABT-0005sb-00; Sat, 02 Jun 2001 14:07:11 +0200 Received: (from dom@localhost) by dude.dsl.ru.ac.za (8.10.2/8.10.2/SuSE Linux 8.10.0-0.3) id f52C6xS01425; Sat, 2 Jun 2001 14:06:59 +0200 Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 14:06:59 +0200 From: Dominic Parry To: Scott Raymond Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Netscape Message-ID: <20010602140659.B692@dude.dsl.ru.ac.za> References: <20010602130351.A22698@student.uu.se> <004601c0eb59$31da4a20$f13d0ad1@linknet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <004601c0eb59$31da4a20$f13d0ad1@linknet.com>; from scott@link-net.com on Sat, Jun 02, 2001 at 04:43:06AM -0700 X-added-header: added by skink.ru.ac.za Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I do use mozilla but it doesn't seem to work with some sites. Namely firstonline.co.za, and some others. I think it just doesn't work well with https in general On Sat 2001-06-02 (04:43), Scott Raymond wrote: //> Actually, he'd be better off simply using mozilla instead. It works //> quite well. //> //> BTW, I spoke with Erik, and while my suggestion is fine on a current //> system, older systems with less powerful CPUs and less memory wouldn't //> have a fun time with mozilla. In that case, I might suggest using an //> older version of Netscape like 3.x or 4.0.x. //> //> -- //> Scott //> ========================== //> Scott Raymond //> LinkAmerica Communications //> http://soundamerica.com //> ========================== //> //> > -----Original Message----- //> > //> > On Sat, Jun 02, 2001 at 12:54:54PM +0200, Dominic Parry wrote: //> > > Hi //> > > //> > > What is the problem with Netscape? //> > > //> > > :/usr/ports/www/netscape47-navigator # make //> > > ===> netscape-navigator-4.76 is marked as broken: Has a //> > serious security //> > > hole, use 4.77 instead. //> > > //> > > Is anyone looking into fixing this? //> > > //> > //> > The problem with Netscape is that Netscape 4.76 has some security //> > problems. Unfortunately there is no native FreeBSD version of Netscape //> > 4.77 and there won't be until the people at Netscape creates one, so //> > there isn't anything anybody here an do about it. //> > In the meantime I suggest that you use the linux version of Netscape //> > instead. //> //> //> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org //> with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message