netscape.hst file

[Doug FRAZIER]

Hello,

A couple of months ago we installed 9 PCs with Netscape in our Reference 
area as part of a statewide project.  Predictably, they are seeing lots 
of use, and the netscape.hst file one each one keeps getting bigger and 
bigger.  

Can anyone tell me the purpose of this file and how it functions?  It
looks like it stores the URLs that you visit, but each URL is followed by
a number of some kind, and the URLs themselves do not seem to be in any
order.  Should I delete this file from time to time, or will Netscape take
care of it without my intervention. 

Thanks for all replies.

Doug Frazier
Head, Technical Services/Systems Librarian
Lane Library
Armstrong State College
Savannah, GA
31419
frazier at pirates.armstrong.edu