Netscape

["Rob B" <robbyrnes@ozemail.com.au>]

Hi all,

I have downloaded Netscape from Compaq's web site, and converted it to a deb
with alien dsk and installed it from /

My problem is that the darn thing is blind!  This particular machine is
behind another box that is NATing between the internet and my LAN.  The
error I get is:

Netscape: subprocess diagnostics (stdout/stderr)
init_svc: bad format in file /etc/svc.conf
getsvc: cannot initialize from /etc/svc.conf

My /etc/svc.conf file looks like:

aliases=local
group=local
hosts=local,bind
netgroup=local
networks-local
passwd=local
protocols=local
rpc=local
services=local

SECLEVEL=BSD   # for backwards compatibility ONLY

I removed the "yp" entries, since NIS is not installed.

and beneath that error:

Warning: The following hosts are unknown:

    aylee (this box)
    home.netscape.com
    home6.netscape.com
    internic.net

Browsing via IP address works fine

TIA,
Rob
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