Re: easiest/best browser?

[micros50 <micros50 computer net>]

On Mon, 3 Nov 1997, Ed Lawson wrote:

> Which WWW browser is easy to install and use under Linux (RH 4.2)?
> Are any of the Netscape versions generally recognized as easier and/or less 
buugy
> that others.  Other than Red Baron, what other graphical browsers are 
available
> and work well?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Ed Lawson
> elawson lr net
>
Although this post is old I'll respond here.
 
We installed Netscape 3.01 a while back and we haven't been dissapointed. 
Installation was very easy, we downloaded a binary from the Netscape ftp 
site, installed it in /usr/local/bin and it ran more or less "right out 
of the box", with minimal tweaking and configuration. Once installed 
configuration is very easy and straightforward, individual users can 
configure it to suit their needs (individual specific user configuration 
files are maintained in ~/.netscape, i.e. "/home/username/.netscape", and 
basically what we wound up with is a full featured, graphical, java 
capeable, browser that is easy to use and has all the features that would 
be expected from most modern day browsers. I am sure that newer versions 
of netscape will perform just as well as  the version we are currently using.

We have the following browsers installed here. Netscape, Mosaic, Arena, 
and Lynx. Out of all of them Netscape appears to be the most preferred 
and frequently used among users.

I'm not trying to put the other browsers down, and which browser you 
decide to use is your ultimate choice. The only thing that I can say is 
that if you do decide to use Netscape I doubt you'll be dissapointed.

Wish you luck...

/John Hollister <Sys Admin, "The Ruffe' School">
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