[buug] Netscape crashes

[Zeke Krahlin]

Rick Moen wrote:
> Zeke, I forgot to mention one other aspect of Netscape 4.x for Linux:
> Most, and possibly all, versions have memory leaks.  That is, as you
> use them, over time, they allocate for themselves more and more
> system RAM.

I'm aware of this problem. But the freeze-ups have been occurring
after only a short time using Netscape...say, about 20 minutes
from loading.

> Ordinarily, a *ix user
> will notice applications that start grabbing gobs of system memory,
> because he runs the ps or top commands (or even the "free" command)
> on occasion, and notices such things -- or he runs them subject to
> the shell's "ulimit" built-in command.

Thanks for that info; I'll make this a habit.

> If it does, you could try using a different version of Netscape.
> Or just shower good wishes on the Mozilla team.

I'll choose the latter, should it come to that. So far, keeping
java junk "off" seems to be the ticket. Netscape v. 7 is just as
lousy as 4.6, I have discovered.


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