Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 23:44:42 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Edwin Culp <eculp@MexComUSA.net> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 4.0-Current, netscape halts system Message-ID: <199901250644.XAA04563@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <36ABED16.111D4ACB@MexComUSA.net> References: <1476.917220230@zippy.cdrom.com> <199901250020.QAA22590@bubba.whistle.com> <199901250147.SAA03468@mt.sri.com> <36ABED16.111D4ACB@MexComUSA.net>
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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? > > > > > > Do you ever run Java applets? Netscape 4.5 seems to work fine > > > until running Java, which kicks off some sort of time bomb. > > > Death is not immediate, but it is guaranteed. > > > > Agreed. However, I disabled Java, and I can also get death anytime I > > try to download a file using netscape. Not fun. > > I am current as of today 4.0, I have communicator 4.5 downloaded some time > ago (November more or less) directly from netscape and installed in > /usr/local/netscape with a link to /usr/local/bin/netscape and I have been > using it all day with no problems. My intranet if full of java and haven't > had a problem, knock on wood:-) I just downloaded a 9M file after reading > your mail to see if that would cause a problem and it didn't. Netscape is > "as stable as ever" on FreeBSD Current 4.0 for me. That bothers me:-) I > wonder why? I'm running 2.2-stable, so maybe that's a difference. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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