Re: [TCLUG:7644] netscape stability

[Christopher Palmer <reid@pconline.com>]

On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Ben Luey wrote:

> After installing mandrake 6.0 on my computer, netscape was incredibly
> crashy and buggy and a pain. So I upgraded to netscape-4.61-stable-MDK
> from mandrake's update site. Now netscape was great and rarely crashed. I
> just downloaded netscape 4.61 with 128bit encryption and it is very buggy
> and crash-prone. What did mandrake do to netscape 4.61 to make it stable?
> Is there a stable version with 128bit encryption / what can I do to
> netscape to make it happy?

Not everyone knows this, but Netscape actually contains a random number
generator which is run every time you click any button or select any menu
item in Netscape. If one of a certain range of numbers is returned,
Netscape dies 'for no reason'. If not, Netscape leaks 5MB of RAM that can
not be recovered until you reboot.

Blatant plug: www.gzilla.com

:)


-- Chris

  Christopher Reid Palmer : http://www.innerFireWorks.com/