At 06:38 AM 06/16/2002 +1000, you wrote: >I have a Powerbook 3400c/250 using MacOS 8.1 quite happily. I have also >been using Netscape Communicator 4.78 quite happily until recently when >I started encountering Java or Javascript problems on some sites, >including those I had quite happily accessed previously. [I enabled all >images, Java and Javascript in preferences so it is not that.] > This is a Netscape problem. Most of the websites today are designed to be viewed in Internet Explorer. It has proprietary code that causes the page to break when viewed in Netscape. I've seen uglier stuff than this--the parent company of where I work has their intranet page designed for IE. There's a script that runs that corrupts a file in Netscape called fat.db. Symptoms are that a page never loads or their email hangs at 60% or so complete. Since everyone's home page is set to the parent company's page, I've got a lot of experience troubleshooting the problem. (It's a hung netscape process--kill the process & it loads okay.)
The standard fix for Netscape is to delete the cache folder. It cleans up the corruption and you'll get a fresh cache folder. I would imagine that putting your cache folder in a RAM disk would also be a good fix. That way you'd have a nice new cache folder every time. The other fix, of course, is to use Internet Explorer. That's what they'd like for you to do *grin*! Teri Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] New and improved site: http://www.xws.com/terispage/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
