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Date:      Wed, 15 Oct 1997 15:10:35 +0930
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com>
Cc:        Wei Weng <wweng@stevens-tech.edu>, Gordon Wang <guelph@tpts5.seed.net.tw>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Netscape
Message-ID:  <19971015151035.57370@lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971015003240.27275H-100000@shell.futuresouth.com>; from Matthew D. Fuller on Wed, Oct 15, 1997 at 12:33:50AM -0500
References:  <19971012175106.09742@lemis.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.971015003240.27275H-100000@shell.futuresouth.com>

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On Wed, Oct 15, 1997 at 12:33:50AM -0500, Matthew D. Fuller wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Oct 1997, Greg Lehey wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Oct 12, 1997 at 03:34:49AM -0400, Wei Weng wrote:
>>> On Sun, 12 Oct 1997, Gordon Wang wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Sir
>>>> I am a FreeBSD 2.2.1 user.
>>>> Where can I find the netscape for FreeBSD?
>>> yes. :)
>>> YOu can use netscape 4.03 for linux on your freebsd.
>>> But you have to enable linux support in /etc/rc.conf
>>
>> There's no need to use the Linux version of FreeBSD, though it works.
>> Use the BSDI versions or (4.08) the FreeBSD version.  Take a look in
>> the Ports Collection.
>
> Or, if you want to miss out on the wonderful compile,
> eat-up-all-my-disk-space-and-processor-time routine, go to:
> ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/4.03/4.03b8/english/unix/freebsd/base_install
> and get communicator-v403b8-export.x86-unknown-freebsd.tar.gz

Sorry, you don't get that with the port.  Netscape isn't available in
source.  The port just gives you a correct, unproblematic
installation.  Of course, if you don't want that...

Greg




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