netscape 7

[Net Llama!]

On Wed, 25 Sep 2002, Lee wrote:
>
>
> Net Llama! wrote:
> > On Wed, 25 Sep 2002, Lee wrote:
> >
> >>Mozilla is critically flawed in that it has no search engine
> >
> >
> > For starters, i'm not even sure you're right about this.  But even if you
> > are, why should a web browser have a search engine integrated into it?
> > Does the word bloat mean anything to you?
>
> A search engine is what makes the difference between a true net browser
> and a net router. I do other things than Linux; therefore, I need

No it doesn't.  And your terminology has some very questionable meanings
anyway.

> information that may not be in http format such as the Hykosis Kings who
> ruled Egypt at the time of the Exodus. Typing in Hykosis Kings into user
> search or even Exodus yields can't find server if using mozilla default
> page or if using netscape for home page it will default to Ask Jeeves
> search engine under netscape. But, then it's a matter of what you use
> your computer for. If you use the net to search a wide based information
> group you need a search engine. If you only have one topic you'll ever
> research you can always rely on www.linuxwhatever.com. Course you could
>   use Lynx and cut out all the bloat of mozilla. Then one man's bloat is
> another's needful feature.

Sorry, your argument above doesn't convince me of the need to have an
embeded search engine in a web browser.  Actually, i dont' even follow
your argument.  What is so difficult about pointing your browser to
http://google.com ?

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