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Re: [svlug] Netscape freezes on Kernel 2.2.x?



Ira Abramov wrote:
> 
> I have a reproducable problem with netscape 4.0x and 4.5 freezing on RHL
> 5.2 machines that were updated to linux 2.2.1. specifically the process
> becomes a zombie, killable only by -9, if you attempt to open a mail
> composition window (alt-m) as non-root (netscape running as root DOES
> work!). did anyone have that? solved that? is a small library downgrade
> enough and not damaging, or will I have to downgrade back to 2.0.x with
> the older modutils RPM? (notice once modutils-2.1.121 has been
> installed, older kernels don't work with modprobe anymore)
> 
> TIA, Ira

Check for corrupted mail summary files.  Netscape gets real fussy about
them.

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