Erik Harris wrote: > On Thu, 20 Sep 2001 10:36:59 +0800, Jonathan Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >>I am currently using netscape communicator 4.76 on windows ME and I am >>thinking of upgrading to either netscape 6 or mozilla. I have heard bad >> > > I tried Mozilla 0.9.3, and ended out going back to Netscape 4.78, since, > despite all of its bugs, it was many, many times more stable than Mozilla. > I'm now trying out Mozilla 0.9.4, and while it's running much better for me, > it still seems to be causing a number of problems (after only a few hours of > use). If that number of problems increases much as I use it more, I'll be > back with Netscape 4.78, which I still have installed. > > >>1.which is the best version of netscape/mozilla to download and where do >>I get it? >> > > Personally, I think 4.78 is still the most stable and usable out of the > Netscape/Mozilla bunch, based on my experiences with Netscape 4 and Mozilla, > and based on people's claims that NS 6.1 uses the same engine that the buggy > Mozilla 0.9.x uses (which presumably means that when Mozilla screws up, NS6.1 > would, too). > > >>2.how stable is mozilla/ns6? Is it stable enough to use as my primary >>browser? >> > > Depends on your definition of "primary." For the last few hours, I've been > using Mozilla as my primary browser, but I've already found a bunch of sites > I have to go back to Netscape 4.78 in order to use. Previously, when NS was > my primary browser, it was also nearly my only browser. It would be very > rare that I'd find a page I had to use IE for. > > >>and 3.how compatible is it? Are there any things that are known not to >>work? I dont want to install a new browser only to find that none of the >>pages I visit work anymore... >> > > Fortunately, it doesn't overwrite your current browser or its settings, so if > you install it and don't like it, you can easily go back to using Netscape > 4.7x (I'd recommend upgrading to 4.78, at least. That seemed to fix a lot of > problems I had with 4.76). > > Erik Harris eharris1@rocheste$.$$.com > http://w3.to/erik ICQ: 2610172 > Chinese Martial Arts Assoc @ Cornell: http://w3.to/CMAAC/ > > To avoid Spam-bots, my address at the top is INCORRECT. > Change each dollar sign to an "r". >
All that ranting and no URL's or details outlining your problems ....... -- Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion Novell MCNE-5/CNI-Networking Technologies-OSI UFAQ - http://www.UFAQ.org
