Hi, I downloaded the .tgz file direct from ftp.netscape.com, stuck it in /usr/local/ (where all my non-.debs go), unzipped it, untarred it, ran the nsinstall script (instructions included in the .tgz file) and voila! it was ready to go.
Remember to get the version corresponding to your libc (libc5 is under /pub/communicator/4.5/english/supported and glibc is under ../unsupported). It worked without problems for me, but that could be beginners luck. Best of luck, Martin >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: "James Robert Lunsford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Martin Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: Help with E-Mail >Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 20:54:40 -0500 > >> If your just trying to download email from your ISP, couldn't you just >> install netscape and use the POP mail on that? That's what I do, and >> it's virtually idiot proof (has to be for me...). > >Can't get the debian installer to recognize the netscape file I >downloaded. It keeps saying that the filename has to be in a certain >format (which it is), and in the /TMP directory (which it is). > >It just won't find it. > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
