Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 18:57:05 -0700 From: Rob <robert@namodn.com> To: Theo Bell <freebsd@cfdnet.me.tuns.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Netscape... Message-ID: <20000530185705.B2151@namodn.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10005301355220.17421-100000@cfdnet.me.tuns.ca>; from freebsd@cfdnet.me.tuns.ca on Tue, May 30, 2000 at 01:57:52PM -0300 References: <3933E46C.39022D38@olive.co.uk> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10005301355220.17421-100000@cfdnet.me.tuns.ca>
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Netscape Navigator 4.x just inherently has stability issues, memory leaks, etc. There's a reason they scrapped it and started over. ( http://www.mozilla.org ) Compile it if you have time ( anyone know if the nightly Linux build ( ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/nightly/latest ) runs ok on FreeBSD? Nightlies usually kick the milestone's butt. I just do CVS. When I need to run Java applets, I use `appletviewer`, which comes with the Sun ( or IBM ) JDK ( just copy the link and paste it to a term ). I this with Mozilla because the Java hooks aren't quite done in the Unix browser ( although when it's done it will allow you to use whatever JRE you want, BIG improvement over 4.x ), and I do this in Netscape because it is a very buggy browser. rob helmer ( namodn ) On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 01:57:52PM -0300, Theo Bell wrote: > Yes, this happens to me all the time.. usually when I access pages with > Java applets on them or click on a link that leads to a file. > > People on this list have said to turn off Java applets which does help but > I work with a java applet that needs to be run over the internet so its > hard to avoid sometimes. > > I have also tried the linux netscape and didn't find it to be much more > stable. > > It would be nice to have a reliable browser. > > Theo Bell > cfdnet.com > > On Tue, 30 May 2000, Cliff Rowley wrote: > > > Is anyone else having problems with Netscape? It keeps dying with a > > 'bus error'... Nothing else on the system appears to be suffering, just > > Netscape... > > > > *grumble* > > > > -- > > Cliff Rowley > > Software Engineer > > Olive Systems LTD > > http://www.olive.co.uk > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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