Re: Netscape 6 -- slightly off the wall

Yes it really is a beta!  Why are people suprised?  It says it is a first
release beta....

I think it is a little soon to start authoring *for* Netscape 6.  It is
clearly in BETA, and there will be changes made before it goes gold.
People who are using Netscape 6, know it is in BETA and a first look beta
at that.  They are aware that things may not look as perfect as the
developer intended.  Because most of these beta users are developers of
some kind.

Focus on making your sites as compliant as possible to the HTML/CSS/ETC
standards and they should look just fine in the finished version of
Netscape 6.  I have been following the development of this product through
its mozilla lifetime and I think they are making a concerted effort to be
compliant...and if you have particular gripes about the way your code (that
you know is standard) renders... submit a bug report to Netscape.  Thats
what the Alpha and Beta testing periods are for...fine tuning.

and on a side note.... I don't think this is the appropriate list to
discuss why Netscape stock went down.  And there are like 5 different
Internet Providers who have a contract with Microsoft to be bundled with
windows.  Like ATT World Net, if I remember correctly.  and MSN of course.

-Michelle


At 12:59 PM 4/10/00 -0400, Florida Keys Info-Net wrote:
>I started to use NN6 a few days ago.  The location box doesn't drop down
>or select all
>when clicked in.  I miss this.  the browse history is still there. I got
>rid of the
>nasty sidebar in the browser - View & uncheck sidebar, but I can't get
>it to go away in
>the mail program.  I do like the multiple accounts feature, but I
>haven't configed it
>yet.  No right click in the mail program.  I was able to get my old
>address book in
>there.  had to export & import it again.
>
>My sites are showing up ok in NN6.  Now we have something new to author
>in;  am less
>than thrilled about this.
>Haven't had any crashes yet with it.  At least it didn't eat my old
>mailbox.  I'll
>stick to NN4.7 for browsing until they put back my old toys.  It does
>seem faster tho.
>
>No right click in Back button.  & last but not least no place to
>configure mime types.
>This is really a beta!
>
>Was told by some AOL people that AOL  made a deal with MS long while
>back
>so that AOL goes on new computers with WinDoze.  could be Y they bought
>Netscape.  funny how NN browser share went down soon after or was it
>after they open sourced it.
>
>Marilyn
>
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