netscape cache and netscape freeze

[Marshall Reeves]

Did the page use any Java applets or plugins?  I would hazard to guess that
something in page downloaded with a bit of corruption.  Depending on where the
corruption was in the html, it could have caused the page to lock your system,
especially if Java were involved.

Hope this helps...maybe it'll provide idea fodder at the least...

Mars

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Marshall L. Reeves
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Jim Richards wrote:

> 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