Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:03:48 -0400
From: Steve Smith <sgs at aginc.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Firefox browser
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

N Lynch wrote:

>>I've been using both Mozilla and Firefox for the
>>past few months.  They
>>both work well, but Firefox is FAST.  I like it a
>>lot better than IE...
>>Stan
>
> Well, they must like you because they don't like me!
> I downloaded Firefox and installed it.  Got on line
> and into e-mail CRASH.  Got back on CRASH.  So I
> uninstalled it.
>
> I downloaded Mozilla and installed it.  Got on line
> and into e-mail CRASH.  Got back on CRASH.  So I
> uninstalled it.
>
> For all the praises I've heard about Mozilla, I was
> very disappointed.  I expected better and got
> inoperable.
>
> Windows 98 on a Gateway.
>
> Nicki

Interesting.  I just ran into a site today that crashes Firefox.  (A
political site, favoring a certain unnamed incumbant President.)  Bang!
  Kills it dead.  This is the only site I've ever had trouble with
(outside of some that look funny)

If your Webmail site consistantly crashes Firefox, it looks like you're
out of luck.  BTW -- did you try it with any other sites?  If it only
crashes on the one site, it's a site problem.  If it crashes everywhere,
it's a system problem.  (Either way, of course, you're stuck.)

As to upgrading, be very careful.  I've heard horror stories about
people trying to upgrade to XP.  XP is also a resource hog, and tends to
  run poorly on older computers.  If you really want to upgrade, I'd
recommend Windows 2000 Professional, if you can find a copy.  When I
upgraded Kit's and my computers from Win98 to Win2K, it was basically a
matter of sticking in the disk and waiting.

Another good alternative browser is Opera (<http://www.opera.com>).
They want money ($40) for an ad-free version, but you can check out the
free ad-supported version to see if it works for you.

--
Steve Smith                                           sgs at aginc.net
Agincourt Computing                            http://www.aginc.net
"Truth is stranger than fiction because fiction has to make sense."