Version 4.06 of Netscape Communicator, a communication suite featuring built-in e-mail and news support, is now available on RCS. The latest version includes a number of bug fixes, as well as enhanced support for the java language. Also available as a standalone browser, the package supports the latest HTML standards and layout tools.
To use the new version of Netscape 4.06 now, enter the following commands from a UNIX prompt:
setup netscape-new
netscape (for the standalone browser only)
or
communicator (for the whole communication suite)
Please note that the standalone browser portion will not allow you to send electronic mail; you need to start the Communicator portion in order to be able to do so.
This version of Netscape also includes IBM's techexplorer, a plug-in that makes it possible to easily publish or view mathematical and scientific material on the Web. techexplorer also enables Netscape to display documents written using a well-defined subset of TeX and LaTeX; if a filename has a ".tex" extension, Netscape will automatically use techexplorer to display it, including the mathematical expressions.
Netscape 4.06 will become the default on Tuesday, November 10, and you will no longer have to set it up. In addition, you will be able to start the Communicator portion of the package via the button on the RCS Applications menu. You will still be able to access the current version, Netscape 4.0, until Thursday, December 10, by entering the command setup netscape-old from a UNIX prompt before running the program.
If you have any additional questions about using Netscape, please contact the ACS Help Desk consultants, or direct electronic mail to consult@rpi.edu.
Users may also access and print the HTML documentation files located in the RCS directory /campus/text/techeplorer/2.0/common/Documentation/Help. The best way to view this documentation is to start Netscape, and then specify the file /campus/text/techexplorer/2.0/common/Documentation/Help/DocToc.html in the Location: field at the top of the Netscape window.
Users who are interested in the development of techexplorer can also visit the web site http://www.software.ibm.com/enetwork/techexplorer/.