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   Moz Champion (Dan) to Jose   
   Re: Netscape 7.1 does not "save image as   
   10 May 07 23:54:31   
   
   From: moz.champion@sympatico.ca   
      
   Jose wrote:   
   >> Two reasons: Inertia ahd Fear of the Unknown. :-)   
   >   
   > I'll add a third (I'm on 7.2):  New programs require new operating   
   > systems.  New operating systems require new computers.  Ok, not always,   
   > but often.  I'm on Windows 98 with a P-III 500 MHz machine.  I tried   
   > Thunderbird, and it crashed too often.   
   >   
   > 7.2 has been fine, although lately (last several months) it sometimes   
   > won't save Email ("copy to ...  local folders...") although it acts like   
   > it does.  I come back later and there's just a blank there with nothing   
   > in it (and no recourse, since it's no longer on the server).  I've also   
   > found that sometimes I can't download an attachment even right after I   
   > read an Email for the first time - it downloads a blank while acting   
   > fine.  I have to go into the "old mail" to download the attachment.   
   >   
   > This is getting frustrating and maybe I'll have to break down and try   
   > another program.  What still actually works with Windows 98?   
   >   
   > Jose   
      
   Thunderbird supports Windows 98   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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