February 20th 2008

Netscape 9 Users: Time to Flock or Firefox

Posted by Tom Drapeau

› tags: Firefox, Flock, Navigator 9, Navigator9, Netscape

Users of the Netscape Navigator 9 browser will see the following major upgrade notice available today, released as Netscape 9.0.0.6. When the Netscape 9.0.0.6 upgrade is accepted and run, the following notice will appear, denoting the end of support date (March 1) and the recommendations of Flock and Firefox:

The "Remind me later", followed by clicking the "Stay with Netscape" button, can be used in case one wants to keep Netscape 9 after the end of support date. For those who are keeping Netscape, the Navigator 9.0.0.6 release contains the security patches contained in Firefox 2.0.0.12.

If one of the Download links are clicked, a progress will begin that downloads and installs the new browser, and migrates preferences/settings from Navigator.

People who decide against this upgrade can still find easy download links for Flock and Firefox on netscape.com. Just look for the following "Recommended Alternative Browsers" section on the right hand side:

For those who choose Flock, not only will you get a seamless upgrade of your preferences from Navigator 9, but you'll have the option to choose a theme that (to us) looks a lot like the Navigator theme. Very cool.

I'd like to thank Shawn Hardin, Clayton Stark and the whole Flock team, for continuing to create tools to help the Netscape faithful maintain a high quality browsing experience.

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11:50AMErzgebirge

My first Browswer was Netscape 2.0. It is a little bit strange after so many years to have to change. But after several tests, I can say: the best of Netscape lives in Firefox!

5:47AMOpony

Thanks for the update

4:50PMAndy

I stopped using Netscape after 7.2, when it became a browser only, and started using the Mozilla Suite. It lives on under the name SeaMonkey. If you liked the suite, rather than separate browser and mail components, you can download it from http://www.seamonkey-project.org/ . You'll find people who can help you with it at http://forums.mozillazine.org/index.php?c=3 .

6:56AMEduardoMartins-RJ

Mozilla Seamonkey Suite is the best choice!

Browser + e-mail client + composer + address book + chatzilla, but you select to install what you want!

Try and you will see the traditional Netscape look and feel with the latest gecko engine and news technologies.

Seamonkey 2 will be launched this year with places, rss, Gecko 1.9, and plugins and extension manager. Will give FF3 features and more.

12:48AMAndy Chmilenko

Firefox is so...rudimentary. It is for people who can't use the internet without getting hurt, like a training wheels of sorts.

I look forward to the next Netscape, hopefully sometime in the future.

10:19AMMahiro Hanamido

Great works for the internet, Netscape!
I always love ya!

9:37AMcontinues to use

I do not think that it still shifts.
NetScape is a wonderful browser, and it will be so in the future.

10:36AMibi

excelentttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

9:53AMHernan

É uma pena. O Netscape é o melhor browser que existe, utilizo desde o começo. Agora não sei o que vou fazer.......

6:51PMsaddletramp

yeah,
the long, slow agonizing death, is finally over.

5:56AMWebbyrå Göteborg

I will certainly give Flock a try. Keep up your great work!

2:48PMScott K

One of the features I loved on Netscape 9 was the Link Pad. Is this available as a Firefox extension? If not, can you make it an extension or turn it over to someone else so they can?

12:29PMwczasy na kaszubach

Currently under FF but I will have a good look at FLOCK and report it soon :D

12:54PMwczasy na kaszubach

Currently under FF but i will have a try with FLOCK. As I can see looks nic, now time for testing. Sorry in case of double post, please remove the previous. greets

10:14AMMax Smith

very interesting information

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