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Windows Installation:

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Macintosh Installation:

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Open the "mac" folder.

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folder and select
the installer.

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Advanced Netscape Plug-in Modification

The Applications Panel

Helper applications and plug-ins are external pieces of software
that work in
conjunction with Communicator, expanding Communicator's ability to
interpret
files of many different formats. The panel contains a scrolling
field that lists
the available helper applications and plug-ins.

You can use the panel to examine and configure how a file's format
maps to a
helper application. When you select an application, its file type
details are
displayed below the scrolling field.

File type details include:

Extension: the common suffix used by files of this type.
MIME Type: a standardized naming scheme for organizing divergent
file
formats.

Handled By: the application or application category capable of
interpreting the
file.

Buttons in the panel let you add, edit, or delete applications and
their
associated file types.

Helper Application Background

Communicator brings files to your computer using various server
protocols such
as HTTP, NNTP, SMTP, and FTP. Each protocol can support different
file formats.

Communicator has the built-in capability to interpret and display
on your
computer several formats, including the HTML format used by HTTP
servers. When
Communicator retrieves a file with a format that Communicator
itself cannot
read, the application attempts to use a helper application or plug-
in capable of
reading the file.

The preferences panel lets you configure new helper applications
or reconfigure
current ones. When you click New Type or Edit, a dialog appears
that lets you
add or modify information such as file suffix extensions or
actions associated
with a helper application or plug-in. If you click New Type, the
dialog appears
with empty fields. If you click Edit, the dialog appears with the
properties for
the selected application.

To add a new application and associated file type:

Click the New Type button (New on the Mac OS and Unix) to display
an empty
dialog for adding information about a new application.

Type the kind of file or file type in the Description of Type
field.

Type the common suffix or suffixes used by the file type in the
File Extension
field (Suffixes on the Mac OS and Unix).

Type the file type or MIME type in the MIME Type field.

On Windows, type (or use the Browse button to select) the location
of the
application capable of interpreting files of this type in the
Application to Use
field.

On the Mac OS and Unix, select an action in the Handled By area of
the panel. To
specify an application to interpret files, select the Application
Radio button
and click Choose. On the Mac OS, you can also specify a type from
the File Type
pop-up menu.

Click OK to store the new information.

To edit an existing application and associated file type:

1.Select one helper application from the panel's list.

2.Click the Edit button to display a dialog for changing the
information
associated with the selected item. The dialog displays the suffix
extensions
used by the selected item.

3.Edit the file type or MIME type in the MIME Type field.

4.Select an action in the Handled By area of the panel. You can
designate:
Navigator. This opens the downloaded file in the content area if
the file's
format is supported. Save to Disk: This saves a file to disk after
the file is
downloaded. Application. This opens the application at the
specified location
using the downloaded file as its document. Click the Browse button
to select the
location of the launch application.

5.Select the Ask Me before opening downloaded files of this type.
Check box if
you want a dialog box notification before downloading files that
are handled by
applications other than Navigator.

6.Click OK to store the new information.

To remove an existing application and associated file type:

1.Select one helper application from the panel's list.

2.Click the Remove button (Delete on the Mac OS and Unix). A
warning dialog
informs you of the consequences of deleting a helper application.

3.Click OK to remove the application.

To specify a folder for downloaded applications:

(This capability is available only on the Mac OS and Unix.)

Click Choose to specify the location of the Downloads  folder.
Before a helper
application runs, Communicator temporarily stores application
files on disk.
After the helper application exits, Communicator deletes the
files. The Choose
button lets you select a new default folder if, for example, your
default disk
is short on space and you want to store temporary files in another
location.