Opera is a browser that follows the W3C standards and is available on multiple platforms, including MS Winders, Linux, Solaris, and Mac. Unlike IEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (say it like you've just jumped off a cliff), Opera can render XHTML properly and according to standards. It's all on their website. And if you're a paranoid security-freak DBA like me, you have full control over cookies with Opera. The configuration settings for Opera are like Netscape Gold 3.11 used to be, only the browser itself is much better. :)
And to keep this message on-topic, the caveats for Oracle DBAs: Opera 5.12 doesn't handle frame navigation the best. You'll notice this in Metalink when doing an advanced search. The "Back" button takes you back too far. Do this enough times and Opera may get confused and crash. The best part is that when you start it again, it'll ask you if you want to continue surfing where you left off, in *all* your Opera windows. There are also some minor Java/JS "problems", but the ones I've seen are primarily due to @%^@#$%# web"masters" coding for a specific browser. PLEASE! We might as well all have 80x24 terminals if we're going back to that BS. Also, I've been running Opera6 BETA for a week now. Impressive. And the frame navigation seems to be much better now... Download it. Now. Several times. Please. :) Gobble-gobble. Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 09:45 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L YES, it is a standard browser...follows all the rules. and so..... any special tweaks that IE has given you over Netscape or over the browser standard....are not supported...... Try it! My experience with it was very positive. -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 10:10 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Does this run on NT? Ruth ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 9:40 AM > There's an easier fix: > > http://www.opera.com > > :) > > Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 06:25 > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > OK, I think I figured it out - had to clear the Internet Cache for IE. > > After I did that, I could access MetaLink. > > Don't know why though. > > Regards, > Patrice Boivin > Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA) -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
