This appears to be because it is trying to lookup you SMTP address. One
alternative is to run a local SMTP server (or use sendmail). I think the
problem is the DNS lookup. You could try placing the IP address of your
SMTP server instead.
Personally, I consider this a major bug (among others that exist for the
Unix Mozillas).
Tom Veldhouse
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Dave Millen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am running RH 6.0 and Netscape 4.7.
>
> Netscape works fine if started with a connection to the internet already
> open, but I have found that it locks up if it is started with no active
> network connection.
>
> The symptoms are:
> Netscape starts up OK and displays the initial screen, but any attempt
> to interact with it causes it to freeze completely. The only remedy is
> to nuke it.
>
> I first noticed this at home/office, where I am still using a modem
> (cable modems arrive in my area soon - yay!), and thought that it was a
> problem with my individual setup that I was unable to find, so have been
> living with dialling my ISP before starting Netscape. Thereafter, as
> long as I start (say) the email client while connected, I can disconnect
> and everything carries on working. This cures the symptoms, but not the
> cause.
>
> I have recently been doing some work for a company on a DSL link. This
> link was down for a couple of days last week while the service changed
> over from static IP to DHCP and I had to go in and change their email
> and web connections over to modem use for the duration of the changeover
> (and then back again).
>
> While this was happening, I found the exact same symptoms on their
> setup, which uses RH 6.0 and Netscape 4.51 on their server.
>
> Presumably, Netscape on linux is trying to connect to netscape.com when
> started and locking up when it can't do so. The browsers are set to
> start with a blank page in both cases, so this should not be happening.
>
> Can anyone shed any light on this, or am I missing something really
> obvious?
>
> TIA,
> Dave
> --
> He was part of my dream, of course -- but then I was part of his dream
> too.
> -- Lewis Carroll
>
> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
>
