Date: Tue, 2 Apr 96 20:21 WET From: uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org (Frank Durda IV) To: hackers%freebsd.org@rwsystr.lonestar.org Subject: Netscape and no Java Message-ID: <m0u4ICp-000C6AC@nemesis.lonestar.org>
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I have been catching up on this list and noted all the strife regarding the latest Netscape and some people getting Java to work and others could not. This may be applicable. Our group at work all downloaded the Windows '95 Netscape version on all systems in anticipation of a presentation on Java by someone on the staff. To our surprise, roughly half of the systems would not run ANY of the Java demos, regardless of the source. Some systems that worked and did not work were identical in hardware/software configuration, so we spent some time looking at this. We found that in the case of Windows '95, Netscape 2.x would fail to run Java applications IF ANY files from an earlier version of Netscape still existed on the system ANYWHERE. If we carefully wiped all traces of Netscape from a system (including cache and bookmarks), redownloaded and installed, Java would start working. We have no idea why Netscape was so picky about this, although the Sunster we contacted thought Netscape may be overdoing the Java security checks a bit. Anyway, you might try making sure you have eliminated all remnants of earlier Netscape versions from your system and then re-install and see if that helps on FreeBSD. Frank Durda IV <uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org>|"Microsofts' model for security or uhclem%nemesis@rwsystr.nkn.net | is 'Take my data, please!'" | - Letter in PC Week Mar 25. or ...letni!rwsys!nemesis!uhclem | No, I didn't write it. :-)
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