while i can't tell you how to fix the problem, i can tell you a following:
a) yep, that's a shockwave-flash file b) yep, netscrape has a tendency to blow up when running such things. macromedia is trying to produce a more stable plugin, so maybe an updated version can be downloaded here: http://sdc.shockwave.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=Shockw aveFlash&P2_Platform=Linux&P3_Browser_Version=Netscape4 _________________________________ daniel a. g. quinn starving programmer it's like the coming of civilisation. - anonymous moscow resident, opening of the first russian mcdonalds restaurant, moscow, 1990 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Dech" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 10:03 AM Subject: Re: tracking system crash? > ok. last one. then i'll drop this. i found the item which is, i think, > causing netscape to crash my system: > > <center><font color=white face=tahoma size=1> > Copyright © 2001 <font color=#ffde5b>Nelson-Rigg USA, Inc.</font> All right > s reserved.<embed src=storm.swf loop=0 width=0 height=0 border=0 bgcolor=black> > </center> > <center> > > what is an .swf file? is that shock wave flash? i hate it when my machine > crashes. any suggestions on how i might guard against this (e.g., stop > using netscape). > > thanks. > > --fred > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
