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Re: Netscape 2.0 (fwd)
On Sat, 21 Oct 1995, Daniel Baum wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Has anyone tried the Beta version of Netscape 2.0?
>
> Although the program seems to load and run OK, it doesn't seem to connect
> to my name server, and so therefore can't find any URLs.
>
> It has stolen all my configuration files and bookmarks from the previous
> version, so going back would be a problem.
>
> All other programs find the name server with no problem, and work as
> usual.
>
> Any ideas?
>
This is a known (to the Netscape people) problem with this version of
Netscape. They promised to fix it. Possible workarounds:
1. Try the same URL a few times. Usually, it'll work on the 2nd or 3rd try.
2. Run Netscape under gdb:
% gdb netscape
(gdb) handle SIGALRM nopass
(gdb) run
Gavrie.
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Gavrie Philipson
Email: gavrie@sparc.jct.ac.il
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