[TechAssist] Re: Help with netscape 6.2.1- [OFF TOPIC]
- From: "Jeff Dougherty" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 16:02:24 -0500
Gary,
My thoughts are, if someone else makes a similar product as well as MS, I
will get it. Right now I get more options with MS stuff, know what I mean,
Vern?
Jeff
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Jeff Dougherty
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary McCartney" <number63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 1:41 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Help with netscape 6.2.1- [OFF TOPIC]
>
> NO!, I say "Screw Microsoft". They have a big enough monopoly as it is.
> Gotta keep some other companies alive or Microsft will be a total force
> having everything going their way, even worse than they are now.
> Netscape is basically a great internet package. The 4.xx versions do
> have some loose HTML rules which make Netscape incompatible with some
> web sites
> which were written with Microsoft Frontpage, but the new 6.xx version,
> once it gets finallized, will be a Cadilac browsing machine. The mail
> program is excellent too. Sure there may be a little quirk like the
> signature file problem, but there's likely a feature or two that Outlook
> Express doesn't have. The greatest thing I like about the Netscape 4.xx
> series, is the fact that all the user's data including bookmarks, saved
> emails, etc, etc. are all under one directory on the hard drive called
> "users" and everything can be backed up with one click of the mouse.
> Version 6.xx so far has not shown that this will be the same or as nice.
> I hope they change it before they decide on a final version.
>
>
> Gary McCartney
>
> McCartney Electronics
> 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7
> Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4
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>
>
> "al.L" wrote:
> >
> > Simple solution: GET IE!!!lol al
> >
> > alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Al Leatherman
> > Mine Hill, NJ 07803
> > 973-361-5796
> > WWW.ALS-TV.NET
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gary McCartney" <number63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 11:48 AM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Help with netscape 6.2.1
> >
> > >
> > > Ralph, Netscape 6.21 is still really just a Beta version. It is full
of
> > > bugs and minor little things like signature files are things that the
> > > programmers haven't been concerned with correcting as of yet. They
have
> > > been more worried about getting the basic engine of the browser
> > > functioning properly. Look for netscape version, possibly 6.5 to be
the
> > > one where all or most of the bugs have been finally worked out. For
now,
> > > it appears as if the next release will be version 6.22 which will be a
> > > bunch of minor bug fixes. Maybe the sig file will be part of it.
> > >
> > > There is a newsgroup called "Netscape.Netscape6.Windows" that is
really
> > > great to take part in. Almost anything you want to ask about netscape
6
> > > can be found in there.
> > >
> > > Now that you mention the sig file always being at the very bottom, I
> > > have the same problem with netscape 4.7 mail. Do you know a way that
the
> > > sig file can be automatically put below my reply? I presently have to
> > > copy the sig file and bring it up to my reply. This time I'm leaving
it
> > > at the bottom to show what I mean.
> > >
> > > Ralph Dorsey wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I started using netscape 6.2.1 instead of 4.7 about a month ago.
Jeff
> > > > has pointed out that my signature file doesn't appear. It has two
> > > > options I think. One is "use this signature file" and of course you
> > > > have to make one then browse for it and insert the location, in
the
> > > > line provided. That's great when I create a new message like this
one.
> > > > You can see the file just below. But when I reply to an existing
> > > > thread, (like some of my other messages), it puts it way on the
bottom
> > > > of the page. I shouldn't even have to use the signature file since
all
> > > > the same info is put in when I set up the e-mail in Netscape. Put
for
> > > > some reason it just won't show. If I uncheck the "use this signature
> > > > file", It won't show anything. I've looked at the help section and
it
> > > > doesn't really explain in detail how to work this section. Anybody
have
> > > > any ideas.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Ralph Dorsey
> > > > Atlas Tv
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> > > > 414-545-2303
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