netscape cache and netscape freeze

[Jim Richards]

I've had a similar expierience.  I had a site that Netscape just did not like
for some reason.  Every time I rebooted and went to the site, the machine would
lock up.  I manually deleted the cache and tried the site again with no
problems.  I would be very intrested in finding out why this happened.

Jim Richards    Network Administrator
Naperville Public Libraries

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