[Macpartners] Netscape 7.02 Release to MIT

[Lee Ridgway]

Date: July 2, 2003
To: itpartners, macpartners, sw-release-announce, ed-tech
CC: itag, infosys
From: Netscape Product Release Team
Subject: Netscape 7.02 Release to MIT

Information Systems is pleased to announce the availability and 
support of Netscape 7.02 with an MIT installer and customizations, 
for Macintosh and Windows platforms. Netscape Navigator is supported 
at MIT for Macintosh and Windows systems.

Note on Support and De-support
------------------------------
For Netscape, MIT supports only the Navigator web browser, even 
though other components are included with the MIT installer (Mail & 
Newsgroups, Instant Messenger, Composer, and Address Book).

As of June 30, 2003, MIT no longer supports the following:
-- Netscape Messenger/Mail as an e-mail client.
-- Netscape 4.78 or earlier

About Netscape 7.02 for MIT
----------------------------
The MIT Netscape installers incorporate settings pre-configured for 
MIT use, and include the MIT CA (Certificate Authority). Also 
included are MIT-customized Bookmarks. For more about the MIT 
customizations, see the Readme file included with the MIT installer, 
or see Netscape at MIT, at 
http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?name=netscape.

New Features in Netscape 7.02
------------------------------
-- Performance, stability, and security enhancements
-- Popup window controls, only on Windows platform
-- Home page group
-- Print preview and page setup
-- Tabbed browsing and bookmark groups
-- Click-to-search
-- Search tooltips in My Sidebar
-- Download manager
-- New Macromedia Flash 6 r65 plug-in for Windows
-- New Java 1.4.0_03 plug-in for Windows

Who Should Upgrade and Why
--------------------------
We recommend that all Netscape users upgrade to Netscape 7.02, 
especially users of Netscape 4.78. Our testing has found 7.02 to be 
more reliable, stable, and faster, especially on the Macintosh. Our 
testing indicates that most of the problems experienced with Netscape 
6.2.3 are not present in 7.02. We recommend to NOT revert back to 
Netscape 6.2.3 after Netscape 7 has been installed.

Known Issues
------------
-- On Windows 2000 and XP, you must be logged on as an Administrator 
in order to install Netscape.

-- Macintosh OS X users can install Netscape under an Administrator 
account or a User account. If installing under a User account, 
Netscape must be installed in that user's home directory.

-- On Windows, if the current version is Netscape 6, the default 
installation of Netscape 7 will overwrite the previous version. If 
you wish to keep the old version, designate another directory for 
Netscape 7.

-- On Mac OS 9.x, if you are upgrading from Netscape 4.78, your 
personal certificate will not be migrated from the old to the new 
version. After installing Netscape 7.02, you will need to get a new 
MIT personal certificate.

System Requirements
-------------------
MIT's Recommendations:
----------------------
Macintosh:
  - Mac OS 9.1 or higher
  - PowerPC G3 or G4
  - Miminum 256 MB RAM

Windows:
  - Windows XP Professional or 2000 Professional
  - Pentium III or IV
  - Minimum 256 MB RAM

Netscape's Requirements:
------------------------
Macintosh:
  - Mac OS 8.6 or later, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X or higher
  - PowerPC, 266 MHz or faster processor, or  G3/G4
  - 64 MB RAM
  - 72 MB of free hard disk space

Windows:
  - Windows 98/98SE, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, or XP
  - Intel Pentium-class 233 MHz (or faster) processor
  - 64 MB RAM
  - 52 MB of free hard disk space

Where To Get Netscape 7.02
--------------------------
The MIT installers are available at http://web.mit.edu/software 
(certificates are NOT needed to download Netscape).

Documentation
-------------
Netscape at MIT: http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?name=netscape
Installing MIT Netscape 7.02 for Windows: http://itinfo.mit.edu/article?id=6445
Installing MIT Netscape 7.02 for Mac OS X: 
http://itinfo.mit.edu/article?id=6455
Installing MIT Netscape 7.02 for Mac Classic: 
http://itinfo.mit.edu/article?id=6456
Netscape 7.0 - 7.02 Release 
Notes:http://wp.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/ns7/relnotes/7.html

Getting Help
------------
If you have questions or need assistance, contact the MIT IS 
Computing Help Desk:
-- computing-help at mit.edu
-- 617-253-1101 (x3-1101)
-- http://web.mit.edu/is/helpdesk/


Netscape Product Release Team
-----------------------------
    Lee Ridgway, Coordinator
    Deb Bowser
    Tim Brennan
    Atticus Gifford
    Jonathan Hunt
    Josh Romond

The team extends its thanks to those members of the community, 
especially web site maintainers, who helped in the testing of 
Netscape 7.02.

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