Re: Netscape and Slashdot!
On Mon, Jul 26, 1999 at 09:28:12AM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 26, 1999 at 08:11:21PM +1200, Tim Nicholas wrote:
>
> > The problem seems to be when netscape (4.6) trys to render the html. it just doesn't. It will download all of the files but then leaves the page blank.
> > this is the only page that i have found which does this.
>
> It should render it. The main problem appears to be that Slashdot is a
> huge table, and if Netscape doesn't manage to download the *entire*
> front page, nothing except the top gets displayed. Most other pages
> aren't quite so big and complex. Normally when this happens, I find
> that reloading fixes it.
>
sadly that seems not to be the case, reloading does not really help but what
have noticed is that is i hit the back button then sometimes it will show the page for breif second, if i hit stop or esc then then it stays and i can read it.
If i look at the source then it appears to be complet.
> > Another friend of mine had the same problem untill he setup a proxiserver
>
> It may be that the proxy is improving the downloads. It might pay to
> investigate the quality of your network connection, or to try viewing
> at different times of the day.
>
So far as i know thw comnnection is fine, i have not had any corupted downloads at all, and i have used the same modem on several different phone lines.
thanks for your suggestions,
tim
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