OCLC and Netscape 4.x

[Eric Tull]

The following message might be of interest to Netscape 4.x users.  In response to Dan Lester's message about OCLC Connexion withdrawing support for Netscape 4.x, I wrote OCLC to see whether this would also apply to OCLC FirstSearch.  OCLC's response
is below.
Eric Tull
Public Services Systems Librarian
University of Calgary Library
                       
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Good morning,
There are no plans to drop support for Netscape 4+ for FirstSearch in the near future. In fact, we continue to support Netscape 3+ and Internet Explorer 2+ and 3+ as well. 

Please let us know if any further questions.

Thanks, Pat

Patricia J. Miskimen
Product Support Specialist, FirstSearch Online Support Systems 
Discovery & Fulfillment Services 
Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) 
6565 Frantz Road, Dublin, OH 43017-3395 
(800) 848-5878 x6394 

 -----Original Message-----
From: Eric Tull [mailto:tull at ucalgary.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 2:25 PM
To: walkers at oclc.org
Subject: Netscape 4.x Query

Susan Walker
I have just seen the following e-mail concerning OCLC Connexion not supporting Netscape 4.x.  Can you tell me if this will apply to accessing OCLC FirstSearch?  We have some 300 public access PCs in the Library, all
with Netscape 4.7.  I would be very concerned if our various FirstSearch subscription databases could not
be accessed from these machines.
Eric Tull
Public Services Systems Librarian
University of Calgary Library

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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 13:20:45 -0600
From: Dan Lester <dan at riverofdata.com>
Subject: OCLC Support for NS4.x to end

No, I don't want to start any more browser wars. And, I don't know if they'll support anything besides IE.  But this does seem to be an indication of the continuing difficulty of supporting multiple browsers.

dan

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OCLC plans to end OCLC Connexion support for Netscape 4.x on January 19, 2003.  At that time, Connexion users, including CatExpress and WebDewey users, will no longer be able to log on using Netscape 4.x.  If you are
accessing Connexion via one of these older version browsers, please upgrade to a higher version as soon as possible. Ending support of Netscape 4.x will enable quicker development of enhancements to the Connexion service because additional
programming has often been necessary to support these older versions of Netscape.  Since special coding to accommodate for Netscape 4.x will no longer be needed, OCLC will be able to add new and better features to the system.  In addition, ending
support of Netscape 4.x will eliminate the system problems that users often experience when using one of these older versions of Netscape.

Susan Walker
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
MC 751
6565 Frantz Road
Dublin, Ohio 43017-3395
walkers at oclc.org
1-800-848-5878 ext. 6282
fax: 614-718-7426