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From: Richard Lyon <rlyon@oznet11.ozemail.com.au>
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To: Nik Clayton <nik@blueberry.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Netscape 4.0b5 and XFree86 3.3
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On Wed, 25 Jun 1997, Nik Clayton wrote:

> I installed 4.0b5 a few days ago to play around with. Exactly the same
> problems. Since I experience similar (but less frequent) crashes with 
> other versions of Netscape (and no other program) I put it down the simple
> fact that Netscape's programmers would have difficulty programming a fiver
> out of a cashpoint.
> 

This appears to have something to do with the version of X and maybe FBSD.
Netscape 4.0b5 runs OK with FBSD 2.2.1 and XFree 3.2 . There have been
rare core dumps with some specific www sites.

Regards Richard ...