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Michael
Ok, I'm ready to make the jump to Firefox & Thunderbird. Sorry for so
many questions, I know the answers exits elsewhere---I was hoping to
hear some varied views.
I currently use Mozilla 1.7. Was happy with Netscape 4x for years...
I have had a always had a problem Moz crashing while composing mail in
1.6 & 1.7.
Further, I've been told that Mozila, while secure, is overly restrictive?
Ex: Managing my site via a server GUI interface is a hassle (Moz is very
stubborn when attempting to manage configs, even though I "allow"
cookies for the site, it won't process many of my inputs (when a
password is reprired). Tech support said Firefox is more forgiving---OE
as well, which I refuse to use any longer.
!!!My main concern is "morphing" settings, addresses, mail news , in
general a seamless transition from Moz to the F & T.
I hoped they shared enough that I could merge my Moz configs into F & T.
Moz did a great job with my old settings, mail...from Nesscape 4.7.
I have limited disk space on my laptop (my main access machine) and it
would be ideal if (I have "fake" Application Data folders in three
separate systems)---I could point F & T to the Moz folder(s) into each
computer.
Is that asking to much? Is there the option in the settings in
F & T so I wouldn't have to duplicate the folders that have 300 meg of
e-mail and news in Moz? Bookmarks aren't a problem..
Also, the array of extensions is mind numbing. I currently only seem to
use/need Acrobat and Leachget in Moz.
How functional will F & T be until I get around to installing the
extensions. Are they necessary---? Recent posts convey the notion that
the tail (extensions) are wagging the dog.
Also, Composer is a handy down and dirty quick editor---I also use it
save a page from the Web to insure I capture "everything"---will I miss
that in Firefox?
I currently run W2k and XP---with a soon to be installed SP2. Dangerous?
I've been sitting on F & T for weeks, (downloaded already). As I'm a
bit tight on space, I don't believe I can run both Moz and F & T. Once
I make the choice, Moz 1.7 must go.
Many answers will be based on opinions, so, go ahead, confuse me
Thanks
--
Lead, follow or get of of the way.
I'll help you if I can.
If you don't have a solution? I don't want to hear from you.
many questions, I know the answers exits elsewhere---I was hoping to
hear some varied views.
I currently use Mozilla 1.7. Was happy with Netscape 4x for years...
I have had a always had a problem Moz crashing while composing mail in
1.6 & 1.7.
Further, I've been told that Mozila, while secure, is overly restrictive?
Ex: Managing my site via a server GUI interface is a hassle (Moz is very
stubborn when attempting to manage configs, even though I "allow"
cookies for the site, it won't process many of my inputs (when a
password is reprired). Tech support said Firefox is more forgiving---OE
as well, which I refuse to use any longer.
!!!My main concern is "morphing" settings, addresses, mail news , in
general a seamless transition from Moz to the F & T.
I hoped they shared enough that I could merge my Moz configs into F & T.
Moz did a great job with my old settings, mail...from Nesscape 4.7.
I have limited disk space on my laptop (my main access machine) and it
would be ideal if (I have "fake" Application Data folders in three
separate systems)---I could point F & T to the Moz folder(s) into each
computer.
Is that asking to much? Is there the option in the settings in
F & T so I wouldn't have to duplicate the folders that have 300 meg of
e-mail and news in Moz? Bookmarks aren't a problem..
Also, the array of extensions is mind numbing. I currently only seem to
use/need Acrobat and Leachget in Moz.
How functional will F & T be until I get around to installing the
extensions. Are they necessary---? Recent posts convey the notion that
the tail (extensions) are wagging the dog.
Also, Composer is a handy down and dirty quick editor---I also use it
save a page from the Web to insure I capture "everything"---will I miss
that in Firefox?
I currently run W2k and XP---with a soon to be installed SP2. Dangerous?
I've been sitting on F & T for weeks, (downloaded already). As I'm a
bit tight on space, I don't believe I can run both Moz and F & T. Once
I make the choice, Moz 1.7 must go.
Many answers will be based on opinions, so, go ahead, confuse me
Thanks
--
Lead, follow or get of of the way.
I'll help you if I can.
If you don't have a solution? I don't want to hear from you.