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[J-M]

Netscape Browser version 8.1.2 has been released recently. More details and download link is available at this page:
http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/download/default.jsp

Release Notes document points to version 8.1 at time of writing this.

Download link of full installer :
http://ftp.netscape.com/pub/netscape8/english/8.1.2/windows/win32/nsb-install-8-1-2.exe

Edit: Changes post mode to sticky, Antony 5 Oct 2006

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; fi; rv:1.8.0.7) Gecko/20060909 Firefox/1.5.0.7

[Fulvio]

Be careful to look at every line of the installation screen. There is a Quick Launch checked, which you may not want to use.

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1) Gecko/20060926 BonEcho/2.0

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WinXP, SP3, 512 MB, 3.0.15 regular, 3.5.5 regular and portable , TB2.0.0.23, Flock2.5.2, IE8.0, SM2.0, Google Chrome2.0.x, Safari4.0.4, Zone Alarm; AVG9.0, JRE1.6_17

[J-M]

Netscape 8.1.2 is based to Gecko version 1.7.5:

...en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20060912 Netscape/8.1.2

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; fi; rv:1.8.0.7) Gecko/20060909 Firefox/1.5.0.7

[Pu7o]

Somewhat interesting that it still uses a Gecko version from two years ago, but whatever. As Antony would say, 2 years ago is fine, you don't need the latest of everything.

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X; pt-pt) AppleWebKit/420+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Safari/419.3

[J-M]

This Gecko rv: information is really interesting, previous NS8 thread is worth of checking too:
http://sillydog.org/forum/sdt_12131.php

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; fi; rv:1.8.0.7) Gecko/20060909 Firefox/1.5.0.7

[DJGM]

So, even though it's a new release, it's still technically obsolete. Best to stick with SeaMonkey and/or Firefox methinks.

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.5) Gecko/20060721 SeaMonkey/1.0.3

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SeaMonkey = Swiss Army Knife: It's versatile, reliable, and contains useful tools.
Windows Internet Explorer = Old Swiss Cheese: Full of holes, and it stinks!

[Pu7o]

[J-M]

Ooops, wrong URL from the clipboard...

Netscape 8.1 and the following URL...
http://sillydog.org/forum/sdt_10725.php

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; fi; rv:1.8.0.7) Gecko/20060909 Firefox/1.5.0.7

[J-M]

It appears that they don't even upgraded Flash to version 8.0.24 or newer.

After checking the state of about:plugins:

[Antony]

Mr. Jay Garcia said in Netscape's Message Board was only a bug fix and security update. No new features.

[Fulvio]

Whatever 8.1.2 is, it still has some of the old bugs. Uninstalling 8.1, removed the profile, although I had kept the same profile through 15 uninstall/reinstalls. I was never for a confirmation. Beside that rocky start, the installation appeared to have been clean. I had no trouble getting back to square one.
Still, moving around bookmarks is not easy. It won't take the 30 sec or longer of 8.1, but it still takes five to six seconds to complete a drag and drop. Old bookmarks seem to be deleted instantly.
and, the same 36 yrs. old definition, i.e. no protection, appear for spyware and ID Theft. However, Full Scans work, and sometimes during the scan, protected is indicated. Nothing new.
So far, in three attempts, it did not lock up, although in the second try, it brought up the profile manager. I have only one profile. The other two times, it started normally, but no ball of fire without Quick Launch.
As for resources, with Spyware scan going it was using a moderate 75 MBs. Previously, I rarely was under 100, and I am using two tabs now, up from the single homepage.
The single extra theme, which worked in 8.1, did not work in 8.1.2. Only one of the extentions which was compatible in 8.1, where in 8.1.2, i.e. forecastfox. Roboform and Mr Tech Install were not compatible.
And, as a final touch, I just tried to start 8.1.2, and, it froze on loading. May be Quick Launch is needed, after all. This is NS8.x last chance.

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.13) Gecko/20060410 Firefox/1.0.8

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"I've got a very poor sense of direction. I keep forgetting which way is forwards."
WinXP, SP3, 512 MB, 3.0.15 regular, 3.5.5 regular and portable , TB2.0.0.23, Flock2.5.2, IE8.0, SM2.0, Google Chrome2.0.x, Safari4.0.4, Zone Alarm; AVG9.0, JRE1.6_17

[J-M]

[J-M]

When researching the Flash issue again it appears that the file
C:\Program Files\Netscape\Netscape Browser\Flash-NS.exe

has the following timestamp:

[Antony]

Thanks for pointing out. I've updated the information in http://moz.sillydog.org/archives/netscape_812.php .

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:1.8.0.7) Gecko/20060909 Firefox/1.5.0.7

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[J-M]

Thanks for sharing these facts.

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; fi; rv:1.8.0.7) Gecko/20060909 Firefox/1.5.0.7