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Date:      Mon, 4 Aug 1997 12:30:45 +0930 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        handy@sag.space.lockheed.com (Brian N. Handy)
Cc:        msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: netscape 4.02b7
Message-ID:  <199708040300.MAA17425@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.96.970803195513.19356A-100000@sag.space.lockheed.com> from "Brian N. Handy" at "Aug 3, 97 07:57:36 pm"

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Brian N. Handy stands accused of saying:
> Michael gently voiced:
> 
> >ACROBAT READER IS NOT A PLUGIN!

Eep, this was meant to be a non-list message.  Apologies people. 8(

> >Acrobat is a _helper_application_.  It has always been usable for reading
> >pdf files out of Netscape; in fact, I have been doing that ever since
> >Acrobat became available.
> 
> Hrmm...so when I fiddle with the linux version of netscape and acroread so
> I can read pdf files from *inside* the netscape window, this is still a
> helper application?  I remember having to fiddle with a bunch of
> environmental variables with the word "plugin" interspersed among them...  

Ow.  Anyone pass that humble pie recipie?  My record the last few days 
ain't looking too flash. 8(

> Brian

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