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Date:      Sat, 27 Dec 1997 06:52:35 -0500
From:      Geoffrey Robinson <grobin@accessv.com>
To:        Shawn Ramsey <shawn@luke.cpl.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Where do you keep Netscape on this planet?
Message-ID:  <34A4EC03.55F86D80@accessv.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.971226234619.8477B-100000@luke.cpl.net>

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Shawn Ramsey wrote:
> 
> > > > I can't seem to find Netscape4 or 3 for FreeBSD anywhere. I've been all
> > > > over ftp.netscape.com but its not where it should be (or at least where
> > >
> > > There is no Netscape 3.x for FreeBSD, but the Linux or BSDI version will
> > > work. The FreeBSD version of Communicator is @
> > > ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/4.04/development/english/unix/freebsd/base_install/.
> > > Just run the installer and enjoy, ive never found a need to use the port.
> >
> > I got it, thanks. Could I ask you for a hand with installing it? I could
> > only get as far as using gunzip to decompress it but I can't figure out
> > how to use tar to unpack it.
> 
> tar xvf tarfile.tar. The run sh ns-install.sh, or whatever the install
> file is named. (I don't remember)

Great, thanks. One question though. Why do I have to enter 'sh' before
the install program?

-- 
Geoffrey Robinson
grobin@accessv.com
Oakville, Ontario, Canada.



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