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From: rhh@ct.picker.com (Randall Hopper)
To: durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us (Jim Durham)
Cc: freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: Netscape audio set up question
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Jim Durham:
 |Randall Hopper wrote:
 |> If you're referring to embedded content ala:
 |> 
 |> <EMBED SRC="av/wav/startrek/hail.wav" Width=2 Height=2 Autostart=True >
 |> <BGSOUND SRC="av/wav/startrek/hail.wav" Width=2 Height=2 Autostart=true >

 |> I haven't been able to get FreeBSD's Netscape to do these at all, while the
 |> Linux version under FreeBSD will do it just fine.
 |> 
 |Hmmmm... do you notice any disadvantage to running the Linux version?
 |Any bugs or problems? Any slower?

For when I've used it, I haven't noticed any real differences in stability
or speed.  But I don't use it that much as plugins are the only advantage
I'm aware of, and with the mailcap problem they're just about useless to me.

 |> No clue why Netscape didn't include plug-in support for *BSD Netscape.
 |> It'd be nice to have, but until they fix the .mailcap conflict, I'll just
 |> leave it disabled.
 |> 
 |
 |Did you file a bug report?

I have in the past with other bugs/deficiencies and my requests haven't
ever been addressed.  So I didn't bother.

Randall