netscape cache and netscape freeze

[Susan Persak]

Others have pointed to javascript as the culprit, and this may be true,
but I had similar problems with ver. 3.01 because the cache was full.
Get ver. 3.04, which solves the problem by automatically cleaning its
cache (from time to time you'll see a message "cleaning cache."

Miriam Bobkoff wrote:
> 
> I have a PC running Netscape 3.01.  It froze in the middle of visiting a
> site. Each time I rebooted thereafter, Netscape would freeze on the first
> or second click.
> 
> Assuming the .exe file must be damaged, I moved in a fresh copy that I
> happened to have handy (i.e., did not reinstall the whole program). It
> froze on the first click again. So I rebooted yet again, and cleared the
> cache. Some files remained uncleared, so I deleted those manually.
> 
> This seemed to cure the problem. Here is the question: can something in the
> cache interfere with the running of the program, or is this a false
> diagnosis?
> 
> If it is possible, would someone please explain what might have happened.
> My picture of how things work does not include this possibility.
> 
> Miriam Bobkoff
> Santa Fe Public Library
> 145 Washington Avenue
> Santa Fe, NM 87505
> phone (505) 984-6832      fax   (505) 984-6676
>   mbobkoff at ci.santa-fe.nm.us