Re: Why does Mozilla modify /etc/alternatives/netscape?
pellegrini@mpcnet.com.br (Jeronimo Pellegrini) writes:
> Let me say something here...
>
>> Many sites? Interesting. I have only found one site lately that does not work
>> with galeon / mozilla, and it uses flash heavily.
>>
>> Could you elaborate on what you mean by "do not work?" Examples?
>
> Two banks on which I have accounts, for example... One of them will only
> allow IE or Netscape 4.*, and the other just won't work with Gecko (the
> browser just dies after a certain applet is used).
>
> Besides the banks, there are some government agencies in my country that
> will only support Netscape 4 (*when* they don't require Explorer at all)
>
>> First, contact the webmaster for these sites. They are HORRIBLY broken if they
>> don't support mozilla at this stage.
>
> Hm, ever tried to contact a bank about that? I did.
>
> Bank #1 was quite nice, and they said they know about the problem, but
> that because of the variety of Java VM implementations, they didn't
> manage to solve the problem yet. And they don't know when they will.
Well, did you try another Java VM? I believe Mozilla does not have any
Java support built in; rather, it relies on your system's JRE.
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Brian Nelson <nelson@bignachos.com>
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