And it came to pass that Christopher Jahn wrote:
> And it came to pass that Jerry Baker wrote:
>
>> Apparently no one is investigating the poor adoption of
>> Mozilla/NN6 at all.
>
> Try reading netscape.public.beta.feedback.*
> NC4.x users make it very clear why they haven't changed:
>
> -N6/6.01 were bug-ridden nightmares, especially Mail and
> News -Mail & News still not performing at reliable levels
And technically, 6.1 hasn't been 'released', it's in Beta, as is
Mozilla. Users, especially corporate/institutional users won't
use 'beta' products.
> -N6xx/Moz lacks many of the features found in NC4.xx. For
> business and institutional installations, these features are
> mission critical. (LDAP, ".slt" free installation,
> addressbook export, password protection between users, PGP
> signature, v- card, and 100% acceptance at business sites,
> particular bank sites are the most common mentioned)
>
A few more "mission critical" features found in NC4.xx and not
N6/Mozilla:
-print preview and page setup
-using external mail reader
-mail folder drag'n'drop
-Palm synchronization
-bookmarks management (sorting, updating, and FULL drag'n'drop)
-simpler/better documented import from NC4.XX (one that reliably
moves mail messages, and doesn't require a manual adddress book
export from NC4.xx)
-minimum system requirements too high
I think that covers the major reasons folks are sticking with
Communicator
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