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Netscape 6.2.3 is the Solaris port of the latest Internet browsing, mail, and instant messaging software from Netscape.
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Netscape is based on Mozilla 0.9.4, it includes the same functionalities plus additional value add features such as integrated messaging and dictionary support.
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Netscape 6.2.3 is based on Netscape Gecko, a fully standards-compliant layout engine. The layout engine is at the heart of a browser -- it is the software that controls how a Web page appears on your screen. Since the beginning of the Web, industry groups and Web site developers have clamored for a browser that supports all the currently accepted standards for Web content. To people surfing the Web, Netscape 6.2.3 means that Web pages will look better because you can view all the latest, eye-pleasing special effects, graphics, and styles that Web developers include in their sites.
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Netscape 6.2.3 software is compatible with computers running the Solaris Operating Environment, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and Linux software.
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Once you've installed and launched Netscape 6.2.3, open the Help menu and choose Help. A list of help documents covering a variety of topics appears.
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Netscape 5.0 was based on the 4.x code base that Netscape released in 1998. At about the same time, Netscape also released the beginnings of Netscape Gecko -- a new code base. Gecko's superior performance and standards support created great demand. In response, Netscape switched code bases and rewrote the software based on Gecko, canceling version 5.0 (Mozilla classic) in favor of Netscape 6.
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The Mozilla Organization was created by Netscape Communications Corporation to develop an open source Web browser as a successor to Netscape Communicator 4.x. The Mozilla organization is comprised almost entirely of Netscape employees. The Mozilla browser is a complete rewrite, with almost no source code in common with Netscape Communicator 4.x. Netscape 6.2.3 is the brand name for the commercialized Mozilla browser. In other words, Netscape adds branding and some proprietary third-party components to the Mozilla source code, and calls that product Netscape 6.x. Chances are, a bug in Netscape 6.2.3 came from the Mozilla source code base, which means that you can debug the problem yourself since the code is freely available.
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No; the Mozilla organization does not sanction the use of RTTI.
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Netscape 6.2.3 is supported on Solaris software version 7 and higher. Netscape 6 uses a technology for printing called XPrint, which is not supported on prior versions of the Solaris Operating Environment.
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Yes. Executing the command netscape -remote 'openUrl()' allows you to open your URL in an existing Netscape 6.2.3 window.
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To download and install a copy of Netscape 6.2.3, go to the Sun Download Center and click Netscape Communicator 6.2.3. To run the installer, find and open the file. Follow the instructions in the file. For more information, see the installer's Read Me file.
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No. Your user profile and preferences will still work with your earlier version of Netscape Communicator or Netscape Navigator.
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Yes. When you first start Netscape 6.2.3, you will see "profile migration" screens that enable you to copy your profile and preferences from your earlier Netscape Communicator or Netscape Navigator version to Netscape 6.2.3.
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No. From the SmartUpdate page, you will be directed to the main download page for Netscape 6.2.3.
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At the beginning of the Netscape 6.2.3 installation process, the checkpatches.sh script runs to determine whether all required patches are installed. If there are patches missing, a list is generated and you are prompted to continue or stop. At this point, you should stop and download the required patches from the download page.
On completion, execute patchadd for each missing patch. If you attempt to add a patch obsoleted by a previously installed patch, a status message appears; ignore installing that particular required patch. Once all patches have been installed, restart the Netscape 6.2.3.
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Type netscape -debug on the command line to launch the Netscape debugger. The debug version of the script prints diagnostic messages to your shell output window. You can redirect that output to a file to capture it for printing.
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Netscape 6.2.3 is supported under the SunSpectrum support program. Customers with a SunSpectrum Metal support contract for their system or with a SunSpectrum Software only option for Solaris are entitled to support for Netscape 6.2.3. For additional information on Solaris Software Support please refer to http://www.sun.com/service/support/sw_only/solaris1.html
If the bug exists in Mozilla, file the bug in Bugzilla instead.
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One of the best sources of information is people on the Mozilla Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel, many of whom are developers. Using any IRC client, connect to http://irc.mozilla.org. The IRC channel is #mozilla.
Newsgroups are another excellent source of information. See http://www.mozilla.org/community.html.
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The best source of online information about the browser is http://www.mozilla.org. For more specific information, try these resources:
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Netscape 6.2.3 includes the Netscape Navigator browser, Netscape Mail, Netscape Instant Messenger, and Netscape Composer.
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Netscape Navigator is a Web browser -- a software program used to locate, access, and view pages and files on the Web. The Netscape 6.2.3 version of Navigator is the most customizable, convenient, and connected browser available. It takes up less space on your hard disk, and downloads faster than ever -- even over a standard modem. Netscape Navigator includes My Sidebar, one-click searching from the main toolbar, enhanced standards support, and a cleaner, less button-oriented design.
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My Sidebar is your customizable, personal space in the Netscape 6.2.3 browser. You can choose among hundreds of panels, including stocks, news, weather, your buddy list, and more. For help using My Sidebar, select Help from the browser menu, and choose Information Center.
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Netscape Mail is the Netscape e-mail program. Netscape Mail lets you conveniently manage all your Internet communications from one place. From one window, you can track business and personal e-mail accounts, as well as Internet newsgroups. In addition, AOL users can now access their AOL mail accounts from within Netscape Mail. Integrated instant messaging lets you see when friends and colleagues are online, and enables you to instantly communicate with them. My Sidebar keeps you connected to the information that's most important to you, while you're reading your mail. The redesigned Netscape Address Book features automatic e-mail address collection, which instantly stores the e-mail addresses of people you communicate with.
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Netscape 6.x is the first Internet software suite that integrates e-mail and instant messaging within the browser environment. You can keep your Buddy List in My Sidebar. Simply click a name in the list when you want to send an instant message. You can access your Buddy List from a friend's computer. You can also see when the sender of an e-mail message is online, and send an instant message back to them, rather than replying by e-mail.
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Yes -- you can communicate with anyone who uses AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), an online community of more than 40 million.
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Netscape Composer is an HTML editor that lets you create your own standards-compliant Web documents. You don't have to know HTML to use Netscape Composer; it makes creating Web documents as easy as using a word processor. Toolbar buttons let you add lists, tables, images, links, colors, and font styles. You can see what your document will look like on the Web as you create it, and easily share your document with other users, regardless of which browser or e-mail program they use.
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