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J-M

 Juha-Matti Laurio Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 721 Location: Helsinki, Finland
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19 Oct, 2005 9:22 am Netscape Browser 8.0.4 released |
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New Netscape Browser version 8.0.4 has been released some minutes ago.
Direct download links at
http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/download/default.jsp
From Security Alerts page:
| Quote: | Security Alerts
The Netscape Browser, v8.0.4 includes all Firefox security patches up through 1.0.7.
Fixed in Netscape Browser 8.0.4
• MFSA 2005-58 Firefox 1.0.7 / Mozilla Suite 1.7.12 Vulnerability Fixes
• MFSA 2005-57 IDN heap overrun using soft-hyphens |
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Antony


Joined: 18 Jun 2002 Posts: 11702
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19 Oct, 2005 10:49 am |
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They also included Flash Player 8 in the package, I just wonder why?
There's nothing wrong with Flash 7.
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J-M

 Juha-Matti Laurio Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 721 Location: Helsinki, Finland
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19 Oct, 2005 11:03 am |
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Full version of information at updated Release Notes page
http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/support/relnotes.jsp :
| Quote: | What's fixed in this version?
• All security and bug fixes through Firefox 1.0.7
• Improved proxy handling
• Flash 8.0 is now bundled which fixes a variety of crashes |
(Underlining made later, not included to original page)
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DJGM


Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Posts: 4338 Location: Manchester, England, UK
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19 Oct, 2005 11:10 am |
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And it's still for Windows only! Is Netscape ever going to be available for Mac OS X and Linux users again?
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Mozilla = Swiss Army Knife: It's versatile, reliable, and contains useful tools.
Microsoft Internet Explorer = Old Swiss Cheese: Full of holes, and it stinks! |
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Fulvio


Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Posts: 10292
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19 Oct, 2005 11:42 am disgusted with 8.0.4 |
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I spent a good deal of time fine tuning 8.0.3.3, with the Skypilot Theme, to the point that NS8 was tolerable. Now, I am back to square one. all my settings are changed, and the Tabs which I was using, which, unfortunately, did not save are gone.
I am, pretty much done with 8.0.4. I don't even know where the system mail icon has landed, but, it is gone from the preferences.
I was able to reset it NS8.04. with old reliable Skypilot, and, I noticed that System Mail was out of the picture on the right, but I was able to "catch" it in Skypilot, and drag and drop it where I wanted it.
Still working in getting back the original settings, but I guess I got it back.
Thanks, AOL!
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b5) Gecko/20051006 Seaamoeba Firefox/1.4.1
"I've got a very poor sense of direction. I keep forgetting which way is forwards."
WinXP, SP2, FF2.0.0.14, TB2.0.0.14 IE7.0, Opera9.27, SM1.1.9, Flock1.1.3, Safari3.1, Sygate5.6; AVG7.5, JRE1.6_05 Last edited by Fulvio on 19 Oct, 2005 12:03 pm; edited once(1) |
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Pu7o


Joined: 06 Jan 2005 Posts: 1945 Location: Portugal
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DJGM


Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Posts: 4338 Location: Manchester, England, UK
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19 Oct, 2005 1:43 pm |
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Maybe Netscape 8.x.x will only ever be for Windows only. I'm hoping that after SeaMonkey (the internet
application suite formerly known as Mozilla) has gone "gold", that Netscape goes back to being a cross
platform app-suite, built upon SeaMonkey, like Netscape 7.x was built upon the Mozilla App-Suite.
IMHO, while it's built upon a bastardization of Firefox, Netscape 8.x is little more than a very bad joke.
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Mozilla = Swiss Army Knife: It's versatile, reliable, and contains useful tools.
Microsoft Internet Explorer = Old Swiss Cheese: Full of holes, and it stinks! |
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Pu7o


Joined: 06 Jan 2005 Posts: 1945 Location: Portugal
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19 Oct, 2005 1:55 pm |
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I seriously doubt that, but we must never lose hope...
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Henceforth, you shall be known as... Darth Extremist. |
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 Juha-Matti Laurio Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 721 Location: Helsinki, Finland
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19 Oct, 2005 3:34 pm |
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New advisory Netscape Browser Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities from FrSIRT says the fixed vulnerabilities as CVE numbers and has a Critical severity level: | Quote: |
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-2147
CVE ID : 2005-2871 - 2005-2701 - 2005-2702 - 2005-2703 - 2005-2704 - 2005-2705 - 2005-2706 - 2005-2707
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-10-19
* Technical Description *
Multiple vulnerabilities were identified in Netscape, which could be exploited by malicious web sites to to execute arbitrary commands or conduct spoofing attacks. For additional information, see : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-1824
* Affected Products *
Netscape version 8.0.3.3 and prior
* Solution *
Upgrade to Netscape version 8.0.4 :
http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/download/default.jsp
* References *
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2005/2147
http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/security/alerts.jsp  |
Source: http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2005/2147
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richard mitnick


Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Posts: 646
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19 Oct, 2005 5:08 pm Netscape 8.0.4 |
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All I can say is thanks to sillydog.
I only know about the update because I had a couple of minutes to check out what was new in the way of posts.
After I did my work computer, I checked for updates in Netscape on my home computer. Netscape could not find that it had any updates.
So, again, thanks to sillydog, and the folks who keep it going.
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Ramona


Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Posts: 2326 Location: Midwest USA
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19 Oct, 2005 7:13 pm |
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Fulvio,
Thanks to your warning about the problems with losing your Preferences after the install of 8.0.4, I was able to install without losing anything, after a copy/paste.
I treated the new install much like the move from one PC to another. Here's what I did:
Removed the salted folder from my C:\Windows|Applications Data\Netscape\NSB folder
(Windows 98SE)
Copied my C:\Program Files\plugins folder
Uninstalled 8.0.3.3
Rebooted
Installed 8.0.4
Let it start once and then closed. Like you said, it was totally messed up.
I then copied the contents of the old salted folder to the new salted folder, started 8.0.4 and everything was there, including extensions and themes. By salted folder I refer to the "randomcharacter.profilename" folder. FWIW...
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macallan1824


Joined: 29 Sep 2005 Posts: 121
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20 Oct, 2005 8:14 am |
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| Antony wrote: | They also included Flash Player 8 in the package, I just wonder why?
There's nothing wrong with Flash 7. |
I had no end of crashes in NPSWF32, on several different PCs before upgrading to Flash 8 fixed things.
Turns out they occured when NS initialised the IE Flash 7 Control with the Netscape plugin already loaded.
I guess Macromedia never expected a browser to run both their Netscape Plugin & ActiveX Control at the Same Time.
Anyway, not a single crash since the 1st Flash 8 Beta - looks like they've fixed things ...
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 Juha-Matti Laurio Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 721 Location: Helsinki, Finland
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23 Oct, 2005 3:46 pm |
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Version v2.08 of Nullsoft Install System has been used to make Netscape 8.0.4 setup utility.
This is my first post to SD701 with NS8.0.4 installed to test UA string.
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 Juha-Matti Laurio Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 721 Location: Helsinki, Finland
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30 Oct, 2005 7:42 pm |
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Thanks for updating the text Download Netscape Browser 8.0.4 to the SD701 Message Centre main page, visible only when not logged in. 
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edgkenny

 Ed Joined: 15 Nov 2002 Posts: 21
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03 Nov, 2005 9:10 pm |
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| macallan1824 wrote: |  | Antony wrote: | They also included Flash Player 8 in the package, I just wonder why?
There's nothing wrong with Flash 7. |
I had no end of crashes in NPSWF32, on several different PCs before upgrading to Flash 8 fixed things.
Turns out they occured when NS initialised the IE Flash 7 Control with the Netscape plugin already loaded.
I guess Macromedia never expected a browser to run both their Netscape Plugin & ActiveX Control at the Same Time.
Anyway, not a single crash since the 1st Flash 8 Beta - looks like they've fixed things ... |
Maybe that was why Netscape kept crashing on me. Even the download manager was locking up sometimes. I upgraded to Netscape 8.0.4 with no problems. I have had no crashes or lockup since I upgraded.
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