Netscape 6.2.3 Web Client for Tru64 UNIX Release Notes

Latest Version (Last Updated: May 29, 2001)

The latest version of the Netscape Web Client for Tru64 UNIX is available for download from the Tru64 UNIX Internet Web site at the following URL:

• http://tru64unix.compaq.com/internet/download.htm#netscape6 

• Any Tru64 UNIX system, Version 5.0A or later
• 53MB for the mandatory subsets, and an additional 18Mb for the optional subset
• 64MB memory
• A graphics card capable of supporting 16-bit or greater, TrueColor, X server visual classes
• Java (OJI) plugin support requires J2 SDK 1.3.1 or later

You'll find general information about Netscape 6 releases on the Netscape 6 Home Page at the Netscape Web site:

http://home.netscape.com/browsers/6/index.htm

Tru64 UNIX Specific Information

This section describes platform-specific information and solutions to known problems for the Netscape Web Client on Tru64 UNIX. The latest version of these release notes is available on the Tru64 UNIX Web site.
 

Known Problems and Solutions

• Feature: How to set Netscape 6.2.3 as the system's default Web client instead of Netscape Communicator.

By default, Netscape Communicator is started when the Netscape icon on the CDE Desktop Personal Applications Subpanel is selected, or when the /usr/bin/X11/netscape command is entered in a terminal window. Netscape 6.2.3 contains a shell script that allows you to choose the system's default Web client.

Solution/Workaround:

Login as root and execute the /usr/opt/netscape6/set_default_client script from a shell prompt. This script will prompt you to choose the default Web client for the system. By choosing Netscape 6, the default web client for the system will be set to Netscape 6.2.3. Netscape Communicator may still be started by entering /usr/bin/X11/netscape4.

• Problem: Missing LDAP features in the Address Book.

Unlike Netscape Communicator, Netscape 6.2.3 does not have support for searching and displaying LDAP data from it's Address Book. These features will be provided in a future version. Netscape 6.2.3 does support e-mail address completion from LDAP server data.

Solution/Workaround:

Continue to use the Address Book in Netscape Communicator if you need to be able to search and display LDAP data from the Address Book.

• Problem: Missing S/MIME support in Mail and News.

Unlike Netscape Communicator, Netscape 6.2.3 Mail and Newsgroup components do not have S/MIME support.

Solution/Workaround:

Continue to use Netscape Communicator if you need these features. S/MIME support is planned for a future release.

• Problem: Netscape 6.2.3 displays improperly on an X server with only PseudoColor visual classes. 

Although Netscape 6.2.3 will run on an X server with only PseudoColor visual classes available, it has not been qualified in the PseudoColor visual class. Its user interface does not display properly in the PseudoColor visual class. The most obvious effects are dithering of the background skin, fonts, and images, and images display in incorrect colors.

Solution/Workaround:

Use a display card that supports the TrueColor visual class with a minimum of a 16-bit depth. 24-bit TrueColor is recommended. Depending on the graphics card you have installed, you may also need to update the /var/X11/Xserver.conf file to enable support for the TrueColor visual class in the X server. For example, the line at the bottom of the file might look like the following after it has been modified to support 16-bit TrueColor visual class on a 1280x1024 resolution screen:

-pn -vclass TrueColor -depth 16 -screen 1280x1024

Use the xdpyinfo(1X) command to determine what visual classes your X server supports. Netscape 6.2.3 will always use the best matching X visual class available.

• Problem: The Adobe Acrobat plugin for Netscape Communicator will not work.