bookmark.htm in Netscape 4.8 and later

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bookmark.htm in Netscape 4.8 and later

Postby bbowman » Mon 03 Apr, 2006 12:08 am

The old Win95 computer I just got rid of (actually, it got rid of me) had Netscape 4.8 on it. I was using IE 5.5 and Firefox 1.0, however, since so many sites I visited couldn't handle NS 4.8. On my new computer I want to switch to a later version of Netscape. (Email support is not required.)

My question: I like Netscape 4.8's bookmark.htm organization of URLs and, on my new computer, would like to switch from IE and Firefox to a newer version of Netscape--but what is the latest version of NS that has a bookmark.htm file (and code) that is compatible with version 4.8 bookmark.htm?
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Postby Fulvio » Mon 03 Apr, 2006 12:34 am

There is no reason to switch to a later Netscape, which would be outdated, if you have no use for the mail. firefox has the same format, i.e. bookmarks.html, as the later Netscapes (up to 7.2), and Mozilla (up to 1.7.12), or Seamonkey1.0. The current firefox is 1.0.7, or 1.5.0.1.
1.5.0.1 is parallel to Seamonkey1.0, while 1.0.7 is parallel to Mozilla1.7.12.
I think that you can import the bookmark.htm file from Tools|Import of your bookmarks, where the file content are placed into the existing file. Or, should you want something completely new, you could copy the bookmark.htm file, paste it into the new profile, and then rename it bookmarks.html, thus replacing the existing file.
Any reason why you want to switch to Netscape? I, personally, don't recommend the browser only 8.1, into which you could automatically convert the 4.8 bookmarks.
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