Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2003 09:44:47 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1047051888.01dff9@mired.org> To: edmund jones <edmundj3@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <15970.9967.866258.533596@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20030301235244.38089.qmail@web41011.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030301235244.38089.qmail@web41011.mail.yahoo.com>
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In <20030301235244.38089.qmail@web41011.mail.yahoo.com>, edmund jones <edmundj3@yahoo.com> typed: > Thanks so much for your past help. Of course, I have > another quetion. I've got X up and run Kdesk - coool. > However, the browser -I haven't configured - debating > on netscape. That brings me to install or not? > The bsd ports site mentions that mozilla is > comparatively large and that bsd\netscape 4.x has a > security hole and the modules for linux.7x may be > numerous, NOT TO MENTION TAKING ANY SUBSEQUENT > OVERLAYS IT MIGHT PRODUCE. So I thought I'd ask what > you think? I use bsd to emerse myself in a mixed > network and will ultimately use it as a backend > router/dns/mail server. Browsing would just be cool. I > guess what as a novice Iam asking is could I risk > netscape 4.x (would it compile and install for the > CDROM or do I risk linux? Nothing earthshaking. Since your only reason for not using mozilla is the size, I'd go with mozilla. Netscape isn't exactly small itself - even if you only use netscape-navigator. I've also used skipstone, which is a very lightweight browser based on the Mozilla rendering engine. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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