From: doug4179@comcast.net   
      
   lon wrote:   
   > I will shortly be forced to change  my ISP.  The ISP supports Netscape   
   > 6/7.X. I have been using 4.7 for years (with 98SE) and it has met my   
   > needs.  Well if I must change should I do 6 or 7.x and how easy is it to   
   > import (address books/messages) from my old 4.7. I have in the pass used   
   > IE for surfacing on occasions (Java). As I understand it JAVA is in 6.0   
   > negating need for IE. Also can I still pick default browser.  Thanks in   
   > advance for any words of wisdom.   
      
   Whatever you do, don't install any version of Netscape 6.   
      
   If you want an internet suite (browser, mail & newsgroups, HTML editor   
   and the stuff AOL adds), install the base version of Netscape 7.2 and   
   install Java separately.  The full version includes an old version of Java.   
      
   ftp://ftp1.netscape.com/pub/netscape7/english/7.2/windows/win32/sea/   
   http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp   
      
   Netscape 7.2 is based on the Mozilla 1.7.2 code and does not include the   
   recent security fixes implemented in Mozilla 1.7.7.  It's unlikely that   
   AOL will update Netscape 7.2.   
      
   If you want to see what Mozilla has to offer, visit   
   http://www.mozilla.org/products/choosing-products.html   
      
   If I remember correctly, after installing Netscape 7.2 or Mozilla 1.7.7   
   it will offer to import your Netscape Communicator profile.   
      
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