Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 00:55:17 -0400 From: Jim Durham <durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us> To: Alex Charalabidis <alex@wnm.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Netscape communicator vs navigator stability Message-ID: <3907C835.294CDA68@w2xo.pgh.pa.us> References: <Pine.BSI.4.05.10004252137281.27589-100000@earth.wnm.net>
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Alex Charalabidis wrote: > > On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Jim Durham wrote: > > > On my P200MMX, I haven't been able to run anything past Netscape 4.08 > > Communicator on 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 or 3.4. With 4.5, 4.6 or 4.7, The mail > > side > > works fine, the browser just goes away..particularly on netscape.com, > > which > > is a hoot...8-) . 4.08 runs fine, but I don't like the mail client as > > well. > > > > Anyway, I tried the 4.7 *navigator* and it works just fine. > > > > Anybody else see anything like this? > > > Yes. Try disabling javascript. FreeBSD netscape has the nasty habit of > randomly exploding on javascripted pages (just... *poof* going away), > especially when going "back" to one. I only recall this problem since > moving from 4.08 to 4.[67]x. I can't say whether the same problem exists > with linux-netscape on FreeBSD since I've never used it. You are correct, that makes it work, but some pages don't display properly, of course. I just thought it was strange that the stand-alone 4.7 navigator worked, while the communicator 4.7 did not. My hardware is a P200MMX on an Intel motherboard with 64 megs of RAM. I also have a P90 on a Tyan motherboard with 40 megs or RAM that is my server for the household LAN. It displays the same symptom. I don't run X on it, just the netscape client displaying on the workstation display over the LAN. I also tried the 40 bit encryption version vs the 128 bit. They both just die the same way. It's wierd that adding the mail/news modules to the code breaks the JavaScript stuff. Oh well, go figure... BTW, it looks like the Staroffice browser is not JavaScript enabled, so that is no solution. It's also pretty slow.. We should be cheering on the Mozilla crowd... Thanks, -- Jim Durham To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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