So how’d you get ns7 to load???
The two times I tried it just sat there making me look stupid.
Also why would MS think I need a winsock2 upgrade?
I believe my copy of NS7 is a very early one. I haven’t tried it, but I suspect if I downloaded it again, it wouldn’t work. I do know that recent builds of Phoenix (another Mozilla-based browser) won’t work for me. My advice for people sticking with Win95 who want an up-to-date browser is to download Opera. Or you could track down an early version of Phoenix, I guess. v0.5 works on my computer.
This might be OT, and easier for me to do than others, but if something works only with IE, let the makers know they’re being asses for auto-detecting and rejecting non-IE browsers (the usual reason), or that they plain can’t code.
By pretending your browser is IE when it isn’t just leads companies to think everyone has IE, and thats just not a good thing.
IANAL, though I believe this may (or may soon) no longer be true in some jurisdictions. Legislation such as Canada’s provincial Human Rights Codes, and maybe also the Americans with Disabilities Act, can and do restrict companies who make it difficult, intentionally or by negligence, for those with physical disabilities. Given that IE isn’t the friendliest of browsers for the sight-impaired, Microsoft could find themselves in hot water if a blind person ever took them to court for making their web pages deliberately incompatible with Lynx or whatever other standards-conformant text-based or aural browser they use.
You’re absolutely right that there is more to consider than what I think is okay. My only point was that I was not bashing MS for this behavior. I think it’s childish and petty of MS to do this since I believe, contrary to CurtC’s argument, that it was an intentional act designed to falsely paint Opera as a flawed browser. But personally, I don’t have a problem with it regardless of what other legal angles come into play.
However, there are a lot of loopholes in the laws you cite. For example, there are a lot of AOL services that are only available if you use the AOL interface. IMO, there’s no reason that MS couldn’t completely block non-IE browsers from their website as long as they are explicit in what they’re doing. If they say “you can’t come here without IE”, then that’s fine. ADA and all the other laws come into play if they say “anyone can come here” and then fail to meet certain standards. So, you’re right that these laws would apply to the current situation but I think MS could go farther than they’ve gone already and be free of these constraints.
justwannano – I’m running Mozilla 1.1 on Windows95, with no problems (at least no more problems than any other application in Win95). So it is possible.
Netscape sucks. I bet you have a rotary phone and a console TV too. 
Anyone who can objectively state that Netscape sucks today is simply ill-informed. Or they are just opposed to code-compliant software. Or they think Microsoft is looking out for them.
Or thinks that anybody gives a fuck what their opinion is in GQ.
-lv
Point taken. :o
Yeah, because Netscape is a company that has my best interests at heart! 
I’m happy with Opera. No need to switch IMO. :: shrug :: Their bookmark / favorites navigation could be a little more keyboard friendly like IE’s is, but everything else is great.
Barney, the point was to Rex much more than to you.
-lv
I do have a console tv;)