SillyDog701

[Al]

yes the big day

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[Don_HH2K]

Well, there's an empty /cb131 folder in /pub/netscape on Netscape's FTP server, modified on 1/31/05. Does anybody think it's in there, waiting for somebody to stumble across it early?
I can't get anything in it, it's all hidden. I've tried /windows, /win32, and the previous /win32_jgksyc for Netscape Browsers before this one, to no avail.

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[Pu7o]

well, the big day is here, but i cant seem to find the thing...

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[Antony]

Just wait?

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[Joji]

FYI

America Online (AOL) is delaying the release of the first public test version of a new Netscape Web browser until the end of the month to fix some last-minute bugs, the company said Wednesday.

http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php ... p;2;fpid;1

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[Alice]

Last minute bug-fixes are GOOD

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[Fulvio]

I hope that I will get a way to access the download site. For the latest trick the Prototype 2, once again does not let me into the newgroup. I cannot even sign on. And, of course, everything is the way it should.
I have accessed the newsgroup from NS7.2. No problem here.
They say that date of delivery has been put off, because of technical problems. This is a sick puppy!

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[nscpprod]

Available at http://community.netscape.com/nscpbrowser

Hi everyone,

As you may have read, the general public beta has been pushed back a couple of weeks due to some bugs which we aren't yet comfortable with the general public experiencing. However, we appreciate everyone's help from the prototype to now, so we would like to give you guys a preview of what we will be releasing to the masses soon. Enjoy!

-The Netscape Browser Team

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[Andrew T.]

Has anyone tried the new Netscape "Pre-Beta" out yet?

Does the installer still utilize unbypassable OS-version and RAM-amount checks?

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[J-M]

Posting to wrong thread, sorry, a little more sleeping :

Maybe they want include as many security fixes as possible to a new version 8 too. Sounds good.

According to http://secunia.com/product/85/ :

Secunia wrote:
Netscape 7.x with all vendor patches installed and all vendor workarounds applied, is currently affected by one or more Secunia advisories rated Highly critical.

Including older ones, naturally, but all discovered after 7.2 release are important.

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[Alice]

I downloaded it a little while ago but haven't installed it yet. Here are the Release Notes, from community.netscape.com

The Netscape Browser, 8.0 pre-Beta
From: NetscapeProduct
Date: 2005-02-17T21:15:05

Release Notes

The Netscape Browser, 8.0 pre-Beta


Version 0.9.4 – based on Firefox 1.0


Downloading and Installing
System Requirements


Before installing, make sure your computer meets these system requirements:
Operating System:

Windows XP

Windows 2000

Windows 98 SE, ME (Critical bugs are known, see below for details)
Hardware Requirements:

233 MHz processor

64 MB RAM
35 MB hard drive space
Other:

Internet Explorer 6.0 (If using the Trident rendering engine)
Recommended Configuration:

1 GHz processor

256 MB RAM


Downloading Netscape Browser

This pre-release of The Netscape Browser, 8.0 Beta is only available through the Netscape.com prototype community. A full public release of the Beta will be available in late February/early March, 2005.
Installing Netscape Browser

Once you have downloaded the Netscape Browser installer, follow these instructions to install:
Windows

Double click NSbrowserSetup-Full-Feb17-0200-0.9.4.exe to start the install.

Uninstalling Netscape Browser

To uninstall Netscape Browser, follow these instructions:
Windows

Use the uninstaller provided by going to Start->Programs->Netscape Browser.
Profile Folder

Netscape Browser stores your user data in one of the following locations:

Windows 2000, XP


Documents and Settings\<UserName>\Application Data\Netscape\NSAE

Windows 98, ME


Windows\Application Data\Netscape\NSAE


Known Bugs and Issues



- Windows 98 functionality is limited due to frequent crashes when using the Trident rendering engine

- Formfill isn’t yet working as designed

- The Trust List (black lists, white lists, anti-phishing lists, etc) won’t be updating with live information just yet


Critical and Major Defects:


122165 [Stress] Intermittent Browser application crashes

125446 GO button for Shopping is never enabled

125668 It is possible to circumvent the password manager security feature by pressing Cancel on the pop-up box

126029 Using context menu items in SPUI widget editable fields locks the content window

122384 [Win 98] Netscape browser crashes when trying to display as Internet Explorer using Win 98 SE

122609 [Win 98] Broken site functionality in Netscape under Windows 98SE

121200 Quick Launch Preferences Feature is missing.

122101 Right Click options not available when 'Navigation' and 'Personal' toolbars unavailable.

126598 The [Stock Ticker] option is truncated in the 'Personal' toolbar.

120789 Application Hangs when Inviting a Buddy to chat

123736 Trident engine is not rendering services properly for XML pages.

126975 [Win98] Application crashes while trying to navigate to www.ebay.com.

126976 [Win 98] Beta Feedback: Clicking on 'Beta Feedback' button the application crashes.

127357 [Win98] When selecting 'White Pages' link the application crashes.

127874 [Win 98] application crashes when opens the AOL Instant Messenger

128121 [Win98] Selecting "Clear All Histories" from Clear Histories button crashes browser

122113 [Win 98] Netscape Chapera browser cannot be Minimized from the Taskbar in Windows 98SE

122428 'Book this Group of tabs' is not functioning

122431 'Help with Tabs' does not display

[Edit by profman: Shortened URL using BBCode. 2/17/2005]

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[Pu7o]

...click NSbrowserSetup-Full-Feb17-0200-0.9.4.exe... so now we have something to google in a few days!

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[Andrew T.]

Thanks for providing the release notes, Alice.

It may be good to review the list of "Critical and Major Defects" before trying the browser out, to know what bugs to expect. This is still pre-beta software, after all.

I notice that Windows NT 4.0 is no longer listed as being a "supported" platform. Earlier prototypes had installers that were rigged to balk at installing on Windows NT 4.0, so I wonder why they had mentioned the platform as being supported in the original FAQ to begin with.

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[Antony]

Please continue our discussion at [sdt=8332]Netscape 8 pre-Beta[/sdt] thread.

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[Fulvio]

Do they mean this: install first, and uninstall later?

"Once you have downloaded the Netscape Browser installer, follow these instructions to install:
Windows

Double click NSbrowserSetup-Full-Feb17-0200-0.9.4.exe to start the install.

Uninstalling Netscape Browser

To uninstall Netscape Browser, follow these instructions:
Windows

Use the uninstaller provided by going to Start->Programs->Netscape Browser Profile Folder"

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