[WEB4LIB] RE: Netscape plug-ins and helpers

[John T. Benedetto]

On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, Charles F. Bearden wrote:

> On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, Hagen Amen wrote:
> > Why can't you just remove the actual plug-in from the plug-ins
> > directory?
> > Hagen Amen
> > MCL Automation Services
> > 
> > On Thu, 7 Jan 1999, Kucera, Ann wrote:

> > > According to our PC help desk, the only way to get rid of the plug
> ins is to
> > > uninstall Netscape and reinstall it without the plug ins.

> Sometimes the problem is in the associations between the file 
> extensions and the plugins, e.g. the Real Player plugin has claimed 
> the .rpm extension, which makes it impossible to download Red Hat 
> (or, I suspect, Caldera or SUSE) Linux packages.
> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
> Chuck Bearden                                   cbearden at rice.edu

I wasn't aware that the Red Hat files were ".rpm" but two thoughts popped
in my head when I read your message...

- Does RealPlayer count as a plug-in?  I thought it claimed the .rm and
.ram extensions... did not know about .rpm.  I would call it a helper app,
not a plug-in. That is a slight difference, but significant in this case.  
It has it's own uninstall options, both in the control panel, and in the
"Real" program group.

- to save a file, just SHIFT-click it.  I do that all the time.  You
should also be able to right-click it, and have an option to save it.
While you cannot save streaming media, such as RealPlayer files, you can
save many many other types.

- John

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