I know, thats why I stuck with the old Netscape
4.08, the later versions just started eating up
all my swap and memory, especially I noticed
this when I write an e mail from inside my
web based e mail service.
On Sat, 18 Mar 2000, Dean Price mewed:
> Hi all,
> I am running Mandrake 7.0 and Netscape 4.08 on a
> Pentium 200MMX with 96MB ram with a 133MB Swap.
> I have yet to see any problems with any aspect of the
> system.
>
> Just thought I would add my two cents.
>
> --- Jeremy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Vic wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm running a AMDK6-3 400 with 64M sysram and
> > > 90Mb swap, I noticed that unless I stick with
> > > netscape version 4.08, all the ones later
> > > will start eating up my swap until X crashes.
> > >
> > > Is this a memory leak?
> >
> > yup, another thing to love about NutScrape. I try
> > to keep an eye on
> > memory usage, dont think I ever let it take that
> > much.
> >
> > Here's something to try: startup x without much
> > else running, then load
> > up netscape, note you memory usage and leave it on
> > overnight. See what
> > you have the next day (provided its still running).
> > Then wonder why 1
> > navigator window requires 30 mb - something I could
> > never understand.
> >
> >
> > > On Fri, 17 Mar 2000, Jeremy mewed:
> >
> > > > Suprising thing is that I have not had any
> > problems with stock mandrake
> > > > 7.0's netscape 4.7 YET. *looks for some wood to
> > knock on* Previous
> > > > versions, and I've tried a few, were another
> > story. I've had to delete
> > > > the .netscape directories many times. My 7.0
> > install has been up less
> > > > than a week, but has had heavy netscape usage so
> > I pray this lasts!
> >
> > And I guess the fake wood I knocked on didn't work,
> > 'cause it crashed
> > twice since.
> >
>
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