[WEB4LIB] Re: Cache in Netscape and IE

[Stephen Treger]

Hear-Hear to that. For our public machines 4.08 is the product of choice. 
Though it does have one MAJOR drawback that you did not mention - no email 
support.

If you configure another messaging application on the workstation to enable 
patrons to send web pages then it isn't a problem.

Either way (4.08 or 4.71) I highly recommend using the Mission Control 
product to customize the menus and toolbars. It also allows us to build a 
.CFG file preventing users from changing virtually any of the preferences.

At 11:50 AM 3/23/00 -0800, Andrew Mutch wrote:
>Just a reminder to those who still view the world through the Netscape 
>browser that stand-alone version 4.08 provides all the functionality that 
>Communicator 4.5 + provides [Javascript, stable Java, some CSS support, 
>etc. - unless you want a shopping bag on your toolbar...]  Unless you 
>specifically need one of the other Communicator components, I would 
>strongly advise using Navigator 4.08 if you have it deployed in a public 
>setting.  It often is more stable than Communicator [definitely less 
>bloated!] and much easier to lock down against patron "adjustments".
>
>Andrew Mutch
>Library Systems Technician
>Waterford Township Public Library
>Waterford, MI
>
>
>
> > Just before Christmas Break we went from Netscape to IE because we had 
> to update and we didn't want the netscape composer, along with all the 
> other baggage Netscape now brings with it.  At that time I also posted 
> the notice that the Library would be closed from Dec. 23 to Jan 2 (I 
> think).  When we came back I removed that notice, edited a few other 
> elements on our Mainframe html.  Around Jan 15th or so my director ask me 
> when I was going to take the notice that the library was closed over 
> Christmas off the page.  I told her I did it.