Version 4.75 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, including a fix for the "Brown Orifice" vulnerability, which is a java exploit that allows a web site to grab files from your local machine while you surf the Internet.
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.
To use the new version of Netscape now, enter the following commands from a UNIX prompt:
setup netscape-new
netscape &
Netscape 4.75 will become the system default on Tuesday, September 26, so 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 old version, Netscape 4.73, until Thursday, December 12, 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.edui.
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. People who are interested in the development of techexplorer can also visit the web site http://www.software.ibm.com/enetwork/techexplorer/.