Re: Netscape?

[Dan Brosemer <odin@cleannorth.org>]

Replying for the sake of the list archives...

On Sat, Sep 29, 2001 at 10:17:20PM -0400, Don McGorman wrote:
>    I'm logged on through Biggs.  I notice that Netscape is no longer on
>    my Desktop and Internet Explorer is.
>    
>    When I ran IE, there were messages suggesting software downloads are
>    required
>    (Visual Basic for one).  I declined the download offers, and Hotmail
>    is working ok with the occassional warning message.
>    
>    I don't mind using IE but why the change and is it complete?

Netscape just isn't on the desktop.  It's still installed, and should still
work on most (all?) of the machines.  I'm not sure I'll have time to get rid
of it completely, but it's safe to say it's depricated.  When it breaks, it
won't be fixed (and at least one computer/month tends to have netscape break
(or did when netscape was in daily use) so don't expect it to live long).

Instead, web browsing has been replaced with IE5 and mail with Pegasus....
actually mail with IMAP which gives us a bit more flexibility.  This can be
seen in our new webmail client... http://webmail.cleannorth.org/ ... It has
access to all of your pegasus folders... just like that.

I've disabled the auto-install of components now.  You shouldn't ever see
that prompt again.  Thanks for declining it.  I greatly appreciate that.
VBScript is an administrative nightmare almost worse than the Netscape one
we've just vanquished.

Enjoy!

-Dan

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 Caress the fevered, empty mind
 Of man who hangs bloodied and blind
 To reach for wisdom, not for bread."  -- Deoridhe Grimsdaughter