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Date:      Sun, 24 Jan 1999 15:23:50 -0800
From:      "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>
To:        lh@aus.org
Cc:        Kenneth Wayne Culver <culverk@wam.umd.edu>, current@FreeBSD.ORG, Baby Jane Hudson <root@drama.navinet.net>
Subject:   Re: 4.0-Current, netscape halts system 
Message-ID:  <1476.917220230@zippy.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 24 Jan 1999 17:31:38 EST." <199901242213.RAA27376@ayukawa.aus.org> 

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I really don't understand the problems that everyone is having,
myself.  I've been running netscape (communicator 4.5) in -current for
ages now and just switched to 4.0 without any problems.  My netscape
still continues to function just fine and has never crashed any of
my system so much as once.

Why the wide disparity in experience, I wonder?

> On 24-Jan-99 Kenneth Wayne Culver wrote:
> >> I've given up on Netscape.  On some FreeBSD-based machines
> >> I have, it just core dumps... on others it works.  Nobody
> >> seems to know (or care) why, so I would suggest following
> >> the development of Gzilla and Amaya.
> >> 
> >> Of course, it would be immensely helpful if we knew what
> >> mysterious person within netscape provided the port to
> >> begin with (Hey, now there's a great idea) so we might ask
> >> some questions.  But, that's what you get for free...
> >> 
> >> 
> > If you are having a problem with Netscape for FreeBSD, then just try the
> > Linux version.
> 
>         I was thinking of doing that, since FreeBSD can run BSDi,SCO, Linux e
tc
> binaries, [I dont have Linux emulation installed (or even looked into)] which
> one would be the best to try. It's become tiring since netscape forces hittin
g
> the reset switch. I shouldnt be complaining :) I had 3.0-RELEASE and just had
> to have that new number ..
> 
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