On Mon, Jul 26, 1999 at 09:28:12AM +0100, Mark Brown wrote: > On Mon, Jul 26, 1999 at 08:11:21PM +1200, Tim Nicholas wrote: > > > The problem seems to be when netscape (4.6) trys to render the html. it > > just doesn't. It will download all of the files but then leaves the page > > blank. > > this is the only page that i have found which does this. > > It should render it. The main problem appears to be that Slashdot is a > huge table, and if Netscape doesn't manage to download the *entire* > front page, nothing except the top gets displayed. Most other pages > aren't quite so big and complex. Normally when this happens, I find > that reloading fixes it. >
sadly that seems not to be the case, reloading does not really help but what have noticed is that is i hit the back button then sometimes it will show the page for breif second, if i hit stop or esc then then it stays and i can read it. If i look at the source then it appears to be complet. > > Another friend of mine had the same problem untill he setup a proxiserver > > It may be that the proxy is improving the downloads. It might pay to > investigate the quality of your network connection, or to try viewing > at different times of the day. > So far as i know thw comnnection is fine, i have not had any corupted downloads at all, and i have used the same modem on several different phone lines. thanks for your suggestions, tim -- Tim Nicholas [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 15869961 http://www.albatross.co.nz/~tubby "Let the frantic Goddess and delerious drunk cry together in shadow for the puppys sad stare, the forest and the death of the moon."
