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- Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2 Warp Beta feature README
-
- Welcome to the Beta of Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2
- Warp. This README contains the latest information on installing
- and using this feature.
-
- Note: To help you locate information in this README, you can use
- the Find option under the Edit menu of the OS/2 System
- Editor. You can print the file by dragging it to your
- printer object or by selecting Print from the file object's
- pop-up menu. Using the right mouse button, click the object
- to display the pop-up menu.
-
-
- CONTENTS
- __________________________________________________________________
-
- 1.0 Introduction
- 2.0 Hardware and Software Requirements
- 3.0 Installation and Configuration Instructions
- 4.0 WorkSpace On-Demand System Administrator Notes
- 5.0 Functions Included in This Feature
- 6.0 Using Netscape Communicator behind a Firewall
- 7.0 Known Problems and Limitations
- 8.0 CID Installation Information
- 9.0 Trademarks
-
-
- 1.0 INTRODUCTION
- __________________________________________________________________
-
- You will no longer be able to use this Beta feature after 30
- September 1998. You will be warned prior to the Beta expiring.
-
- In the following sections, Netscape Communicator refers to
- Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2 Warp.
-
- To report a problem or participate in the survey concerning this
- Beta:
-
- 1. Open a Netscape Navigator window by double-clicking the
- Netscape Communicator icon on your desktop.
-
- 2. Do one of the following:
-
- o In the location field, type
- service5.boulder.ibm.com/pcpd.nsf/ocomm40+home
-
- o Select Service and Support from the Help menu. Skip to
- step 4.
-
- 2. Click the Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2 Warp link.
-
- 3. Click the Problem Reporting & Survey link.
-
- 4. Check section 7.0 Known Problems and Limitations to see
- if the problem you are experiencing is already known. To
- report a problem, click the Problem Report link.
-
- Note: This facility is for problem reports only.
-
- a. Type the userid and password you selected when signing up
- for the pre-release program.
-
- b. Click Proceed to Problem Report.
-
- 5. All participants are also requested to fill out a survey form
- giving IBM your opinion on various aspects of this pre-release
- program and the product. To participate in the survey, click
- the Survey link.
-
- a. Type the userid and password you selected when signing up
- for the pre-release program.
-
- b. Click Proceed to Survey.
-
-
- 2.0 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
- __________________________________________________________________
-
- Minimum Hardware Requirements:
-
- To install and use Netscape Communicator, your workstation needs
- at least:
-
- o A 486 microprocessor; a Pentium(R) or compatible
- microprocessor at 90 MHz or higher provides the best
- results.
-
- o A Super VGA display (65536 colors or higher provides the
- best results).
-
- Note: You cannot use Netscape Communicator with a 16-color
- display.
-
- o 16 MB of RAM (32 MB or higher provides the best results).
-
- o 10 MB free hard disk space and 22 MB of temporary disk space.
-
- o A connection to the Internet (modem, ISDN, or LAN).
-
- If you plan to install and use Java, see the minimum hardware
- requirements for Java.
-
- Minimum Software Requirements:
-
- Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2 is supported on the following
- operating systems:
-
- o OS/2 Warp 4
-
- o OS/2 Warp Server Version 4.0
-
- o OS/2 Warp Server Advanced Version 4.0
-
- o OS/2 Warp Server Advanced SMP Feature
-
- o WorkSpace On-Demand
-
- Depending on your operating system, the following FixPaks or updates
- might be required or recommended.
-
- o OS/2 Warp 4 and WorkSpace On-Demand:
-
- No additional FixPaks or updates are required. However, FixPak 5
- for OS/2 Warp 4 is recommended for Year 2000 readiness.
- WorkSpace On-Demand is Year 2000 ready without any additional
- FixPaks.
-
- o OS/2 Warp Server Version 4.0, OS/2 Warp Server Advanced Version
- 4.0, and OS/2 Warp Server Advanced SMP Feature:
-
- All versions of OS/2 Warp Server require at least FixPak 29. If
- you do not have FixPak 29 or higher installed on your system,
- install FixPak 32 or higher depending on which FixPaks are
- available for download from the Service FTP site. FixPak 32
- provides Year 2000 readiness.
-
- 1. Go to the Service FTP site at
-
- ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/fixes/v3.0warp/
-
- 2. Click your language directory.
-
- 3. Download all files in the xr_w0nn directory, where nn is the
- level of the FixPak (for example xr_w032 for FixPak 32).
- See the README files in the directory for installation
- instructions.
-
- To determine if additional updates are necessary for your system,
- type SYSLEVEL at an OS/2 command prompt. SYSLEVEL displays a list
- of the software currently installed on your system, the version
- number of the software, and the Corrective Service Diskette (CSD)
- levels of the software.
-
- o If you have IBM TCP/IP Version 2.0 (see the SYSLEVEL.TCP entry
- in the SYSLEVEL output) and do not have CSD level UN64092 or
- higher installed, go to the service ftp site at
-
- ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/tcpip/fixes/v2.0os2/un64092
-
- and download all CSD files level UN64092 or higher depending
- on what CSD levels are available from the Service FTP site. See
- the .pac file for installation instructions.
-
- o If you have IBM OS/2 LAN Adapter and Protocol Support Version
- 2.60.5 or higher (see the SYSLEVEL.TRP file in the SYSLEVEL
- output) and do not have CSD level WR08210 or higher installed:
-
- 1. Go to the service ftp site at
-
- ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/mpts/fixes
-
- 2. Click your language directory.
-
- 3. Download all CSD files in the level WR08210 or higher
- directory depending on what CSD levels are available from
- the Service FTP site. See the .txt file for installation
- instructions.
-
- o If you have IBM OS/2 LAN Adapter and Protocol Support Version
- 2.60.2 or lower (see the SYSLEVEL.TRP file in the SYSLEVEL
- output) and do not have CSD level WR08150 or higher installed:
-
- 1. Go to the service ftp site at
-
- ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/mpts/fixes
-
- 2. Click your language directory.
-
- 3. Download all CSD files in the level WR08150 or higher
- directory depending on what CSD levels are available from
- the Service FTP site. See the .txt file for installation
- instructions.
-
-
- 3.0 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS
- __________________________________________________________________
-
- The following sections describe how to install and configure
- Netscape Communicator. For information on CID installs, see
- section 8.0 CID Installation Information.
-
- 3.1 Attention Netscape Navigator 2.02 for OS/2 Users
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- o Do not install Netscape Communicator in the same directory as
- your existing Netscape Navigator 2.02 for OS/2. Install it in
- a directory separate from Netscape Navigator 2.02.
-
- o DO NOT convert your existing Netscape Navigator 2.02 messages
- to Netscape Communicator. If you install Netscape Communicator
- and Netscape Navigator 2.02 is already installed on your
- system, after starting Netscape Communicator for the first
- time an upgrade screen is displayed with three options:
-
- - Move previous files
-
- - Copy previous files
-
- - Start as new user
-
- DO NOT select Move or Copy. If you do, a message stating that
- the mail, news, and cache directories could not be moved or
- copied is displayed.
-
- 3.2 Installing
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- After you download Netscape Communicator, follow these steps:
-
- Note: To install Netscape Communicator as a client network
- application in a WorkSpace On-Demand environment, see
- section 3.2 Installing on a WorkSpace On-Demand Client.
- To install Netscape Communicator as an application on a
- WorkSpace On-Demand server, use the following instructions.
-
- 1. From an OS/2 prompt, change to the directory where you
- downloaded the os2en40.exe file.
-
- 2. Type os2en40 to run the executable file that unpacks the
- files for installing Netscape Communicator.
-
- 3. To start the installation program, type:
-
- INSTALL
-
- 4. Follow the online instructions.
-
- o If you are installing on an OS/2 Warp 4 system, the first
- question asks whether you want to convert the default
- browser for your Desktop URL object to Netscape Navigator.
- If you click Yes, the Netscape Navigator component of
- Netscape Communicator is the default program to open
- the URL objects on your Desktop.
-
- Note: Any URL objects that are set to open with a specific
- browser are not affected.
-
- o The next question (or first question if you are not using
- OS/2 Warp 4) asks whether you want to convert
- the IBM WebExplorer QuickList entries to Netscape Navigator
- Bookmark entries. If you answer Yes, a file named
- WEBEXQL.HTM is created in the
-
- x:\netscape\PROGRAM\LANG\language\DEFAULTS directory
-
- where x:\netscape is the Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2
- Warp installation drive and directory, and language is the
- language of the version installed. (For example, EN_US.)
- Whenever user profiles are created, this file is copied into
- the new profile. You can then use the Netscape Bookmarks
- window to import the migrated bookmark entries and make them
- part of the default bookmark file, or open the migrated
- bookmark entries (and therefore make them the bookmark file).
-
- o The last question asks whether you want to associate the
- Netscape Navigator component of Netscape Communicator with HTML
- files (files with an extension of .htm and .html and files of
- type HTML and text/html). If you answer Yes, you can open an
- HTML file by selecting Open As, and then Netscape Navigator
- from the file object's pop-up menu. Using the right
- mouse button, click the object to display the pop-up menu.
-
- 5. Restart your system.
-
- The installation program creates a shadow of Netscape Communicator
- and a Netscape Communicator 4.04 folder on your desktop. This
- includes the Communicator objects, this README file, and an
- installation utility, which can be used to delete, update, and
- reinstall Netscape Communicator.
-
- Notes:
-
- o The x:\OS2\DLL\PMDDEML.DLL system file (where x: is the
- boot drive) is updated during installation if an older
- version of the file exists.
-
- o If you get a network or TCP error and you are using Netscape
- Communicator behind a Firewall, you need to setup a socks server
- or proxy gateway. See section 5.0 or the Communicator helps for
- more instructions.
-
- 3.3 Installing as a Client Network Application
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- This installation should be done only by a system administrator.
-
- To install Netscape Communicator as a client network application
- in a WorkSpace On-Demand environment:
-
- 1. Log on as a system administrator.
-
- Note: If you are not logged on as a system administrator, the
- installation fails and the following error message is
- displayed or written to the log file:
-
- EPFIE187: A product-specific installation error
- occurred while executing the 'EXEC' exit routine. The
- return code is 0x0002.
-
- 4. From an OS/2 prompt, change to the directory where you
- downloaded the os2en40.exe file.
-
- 5. Type os2en40 to run the executable file that unpacks the
- files for installing Netscape Communicator.
-
- 6. To start the installation program, type:
-
- INSTNSWS
-
- Note: All parameters that are valid for the INSTALL command
- are valid for the INSTNSWS command.
-
- 7. Follow the online instructions.
-
- The installation program creates a Netscape Communicator 4.04
- - WSOD folder on your desktop. This contains the README file
- and an installation utility, which can be used to delete, update,
- and reinstall Netscape Communicator.
-
- Notes:
-
- o If WorkSpace On-Demand was installed into a directory other
- than x:\IBMLAN\RPL\BB10.cc, where x: is the drive and cc
- is the country code), then type the correct installation
- directory in place of the defaults on the main installation
- window.
-
- o To install Netscape Communicator as an application on a
- WorkSpace On-Demand server, see section 3.1 Installation.
-
- 3.4 Configuring as a Client Network Application
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- To configure a WorkSpace On-Demand client, you must perform two
- tasks after installing Netscape Communicator and before using
- Netscape Communicator:
-
- 1. Add the following entries to the default WSOD FIT file
- (x:\IBMLAN\DCDB\BB10ENDU.FIT):
-
- Note: Each entry should be on only one line. The lines are
- split here for printablity.
-
- ?:\OS2\NSCP.INI
- \\<DCSERVER>\IBMLAN$\DCDB\USERS\<USER>\COMM404\NSCP.INI
-
- ?:\OS2\NSCP.###
- \\<DCSERVER>\IBMLAN$\DCDB\USERS\<USER>\COMM404\NSCP.###
-
- ?:\OS2\NSCP.!!!
- \\<DCSERVER>\IBMLAN$\DCDB\USERS\<USER>\COMM404\NSCP.!!!
-
- ?:\NETSCAPE\PROGRAM\NETSCAPE.INI
- \\<DCSERVER>\IBMLAN$\DCDB\USERS\<USER>\COMM404\NETSCAPE.INI
-
- ?:\NETSCAPE\PROGRAM\NETSCAPE.###
- \\<DCSERVER>\IBMLAN$\DCDB\USERS\<USER>\COMM404\NETSCAPE.###
-
- ?:\NETSCAPE\PROGRAM\NETSCAPE.!!!
- \\<DCSERVER>\IBMLAN$\DCDB\USERS\<USER>\COMM404\NETSCAPE.!!!
-
- ?:\NETSCAPE\PROGRAM\DYNFONTS\FONTS.CAT
- \\<DCSERVER>\IBMLAN$\DCDB\USERS\<USER>\COMM404\FONTS.CAT
-
- ?:\NETSCAPE\USERS
- \\<DCSERVER>\IBMLAN$\DCDB\USERS\<USER>\COMM404\USERS
-
- Note: The above FIT entry assumes that the default
- directory (x:\NETSCAPE\USERS, where x: is the drive)
- is the directory containing your preference files.
- If a directory other than the default directory is
- used, change this entry to match the actual directory
- name.
-
- If a different FIT file is being used for a particular user,
- then that FIT file must be updated for the user to run
- Netscape Communicator.
-
- The above FIT entries assume that Netscape Communicator was
- installed into the NETSCAPE subdirectory of the WorkSpace
- On-Demand RPL directory (x:\IBMLAN\RPL\BB10.cc, where x: is
- the drive and cc is the country code). If Netscape Communicator
- was installed into a different directory, this directory name
- needs to replace the NETSCAPE part of the FIT entries.
-
- 2. From an OS/2 prompt, change to the x:\IBMLAN\DCDB\USERS\user
- directory.
-
- 3. Type MD COMM40 to make a directory named COMM40 within the
- user's directory.
-
- 4. For each user/client that will run Netscape Communicator 4.04
- for OS/2, the NSCP.INI file located in the OS2 subdirectory
- of the WorkSpace On-Demand RPL directory
- (x:\IBMLAN\RPL\BB10.cc, where x: is the drive and cc is the
- country code)needs to be copied into the COMM404 subdirectory
- of the users directory (x:\IBMLAN\DCDB\USERS\user).
-
- 3.4 Uninstalling a Previous Version
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- To uninstall a previous version of Netscape Communicator:
-
- 1. Double-click the Netscape Communicator Installation Utility
- located in the Netscape Communicator 4.04 or the Netscape
- Communicator 4.04 - WSOD folder.
-
- 2. Click Netscape Communicator 4.04, and then click delete.
-
- 3. Restart your system.
-
- 3.5 Creating a user profile
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- The first time you open Netscape Communicator, the Profile Manager
- prompts you for the following information. You cannot use
- Messenger or Collabra until all of the information is provided.
- If you attempt to open Messenger or Collabra before filling out
- all of the information required by the Profile Manager, the
- Profile Manager prompts you for the information again.
-
- o Your Full Name:
-
- o E-mail Address (if available):
-
- o Profile Name: (A default is provided.)
-
- o User profile directory: (A default name is provided.)
-
- o Your name:
-
- o Your e-mail address:
-
- If you do not know the following information, please contact your
- system administrator or Internet Service Provider (ISP).
-
- o Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:
-
- o Mail server user name: (your e-mail id)
-
- o Incoming mail server: (A default is provided.)
-
- o Mail Server type:
-
- o Discussion groups (news) server:
-
- o Port
-
- After you fill in the information, Netscape Communicator starts up
- using the new profile you created.
-
- To create additional profiles
-
- 1. In the Netscape Communicator 4.04 folder on your desktop,
- double-click the Profile Manager icon.
-
- 2. Click New.
-
- 3. Enter the information listed above.
-
- If you have more than one profile, you are prompted to select one
- when you open Netscape Communicator.
-
-
- 4.0 WORKSPACE ON-DEMAND SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR NOTES
- __________________________________________________________________
-
- Netscape Communicator is supported as a client network application
- in a WorkSpace On-Demand environment.
-
- o Netscape Communicator creates the following six network
- applications during installation.
-
- - Netscape Communicator
-
- - Netscape Navigator
-
- - Netscape Messenger
-
- - Netscape Collabra
-
- - Netscape Composer
-
- - Netscape Profile Manager
-
- o To assign a Netscape Communicator network application to a
- client, you must be logged on as SysAdmin.
-
- o If a drive letter other than Z: is used for the clients, change
- the default network application parameters to correspond to the
- correct drive letter.
-
- o For information on CID keywords for installing on WorkSpace
- On-Demand, see section 8.0 CID Installation.
-
-
- 5.0 FUNCTIONS INCLUDED IN THIS FEATURE
- __________________________________________________________________
-
- Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2 Warp Beta feature includes the
- following components:
-
- o Netscape Navigator
-
- o Netscape Messenger
-
- o Netscape Collabra
-
- o Netscape Composer
-
- o Netscape Profile Manager
-
- 5.1 Voice Navigation
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- In OS/2 Warp 4, users can use voice navigation to surf the
- net and interact with Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2 Warp.
- You can use the Links menu to navigate to links on the current Web
- page. The Links menu lists all links displayed on the current page.
- As you scroll down the page, new links are added to the menu as
- they are displayed.
-
- 5.2 Java
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- By default Java support is enabled during installation. You can
- turn the Java support off by selecting Preferences from the Edit
- menu, clicking Advanced, and clearing the Enable Java check box.
-
- You can modify Java properties within the browser by selecting
- Preferences from the Edit menu, and then clicking OS/2. Click
- Java Properties.
-
- The following operations are available:
-
- o Selecting the version of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) being
- used by Navigator. Currently, only Java version 1.1.4 and
- 1.1.6 are supported.
-
- o Setting parameters to be passed to the JVM.
-
- o Modifying the classpath used by the JVM.
-
- 5.3 National Language Support
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- The Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2 Warp Beta feature is
- available only in the international English version.
-
- 5.4 Security
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Netscape Communicator uses the Netscape Security model, instead of
- the Java Security model used in Netscape Navigator 2.02.
-
-
- 6.0 USING NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR BEHIND A FIREWALL
- __________________________________________________________________
-
- If you are behind a firewall you must configure either a socks
- server or proxy gateway to enable access to the World Wide Web.
-
- If you do not know the name of your local socks server or proxy
- gateway or whether you are behind a firewall, contact your
- system administrator or Internet Service Provider (ISP).
-
- See the Communicator helps for information on configuring a socks
- server or proxy gateway using the Communicator Preferences.
-
- Note: If you receive a message saying 'no DNS entry', ensure
- that you have a name server in your TCP/IP configuration
- that supports the resolution of names that are outside of
- their firewall. That server should be the first entry in
- the name server configuration list (usually x:\MPTN\ETC\RESOLV2,
- where x: is your boot drive) if you have more than one
- name server configured.
-
- OS/2 Warp 4 includes socks support within the TCP/IP
- protocol stack. You can enable all TCP/IP applications to cross
- your firewall during TCP/IP Configuration.
-
- To enable socks support within the TCP/IP protocol stack:
-
- 1. Open the System Setup folder.
-
- 2. Double-click the TCP/IP Configuration icon. The TCP/IP
- configuration notebook opens.
-
- 3. Click the Socks tab and fill in each of the three pages. Click
- Help for instructions on filling out the pages.
-
- Notes:
-
- o When you enable socks support in OS/2 Warp 4,
- it is not necessary to use the Netscape Communicator
- Preferences to configure any socks server or proxy gateway.
-
- o If you experience poor network performance from Netscape
- Communicator, configure the socks server or proxy gateway
- directly in Communicator as described in the helps.
-
- For further assistance, contact your system administrator or your
- ISP.
-
-
- 7.0 KNOWN PROBLEMS AND LIMITATIONS
- __________________________________________________________________
-
- The following problems and limitations might occur or exist in
- this Beta feature of Netscape Communicator. If you find other
- problems, let us know about them on our Problem Reporting page.
- Refer to section 1.0 Introduction for instructions on how to
- report problems.
-
- 7.1 General
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- o A screen resolution with a color depth of 265 colors might
- cause some graphics to display incorrectly; 65536 colors is
- recommended.
-
- o For all versions of OS/2 Warp Server, the Bookmarks menu on
- the toolbar does not work. Select Bookmarks from the
- Communicator menu to use bookmarks.
-
- o On OS/2 Warp 4 with FixPack 6 or higher installed, some
- graphics might have black bands running through them.
-
- o If you are going to install any package from Software Choice
- that uses Feature Install, be sure you have version 1.2.2
- or higher of Feature Install from the Software Choice web
- site.
-
- o If you experience any printer problems, make sure you have
- the latest device driver for your printer installed.
-
- o The Print Preview function is not available.
-
- o Javasoft signed applet support is not available in the Beta
- feature.
-
- o Drag and drop is supported only to the OS/2 desktop and within
- Netscape Communicator.
-
- o For monitors set to a resolution of 1024x768 or higher, the
- default font of Times Roman 10 pt. might cause overlapping.
- Change the default font to Times Roman 8 pt. to correct this
- problem. To change the font, select Preferences from the Edit
- menu, click Fonts, and select 8 from the Size list to the
- right of the Variable Width Font list.
-
- o When using some font sizes, text on some web pages may
- overlap or appear outside areas defined by the background
- color. To correct this problem, change the font. See above for
- instructions.
-
- 7.2 Java and JavaScript Support
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- o On the Java console, pressing d to dump the applet context
- state to the console might cause your user profile to be
- corrupted.
-
- o Some LiveConnect applications might not function.
-
- o By default, the Just in Time Compiler (JIT) is disabled. We
- recommend that you do not change this default for the
- Netscape Communicator Beta feature.
-
-
- 7.3 Mail & News
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- o You cannot install personal certificates for sending or posting
- signed or encrypted mail.
-
- o Switching between IMAP and POP mail servers requires
- Communicator to be restarted to take effect.
-
- o When you are deleting messages in a folder that contains
- enough messages to produce a scrollbar, the scroll bar
- disappears before the last message is displayed. Use the arrow
- keys to display the message.
-
- 7.4 Performance
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- o Sending a large mail message or attachment can be very slow
- (about 1 second per 4K of information.)
-
- o Some web pages that use backgrounds might load slowly.
-
-
- 7.5 Voice Navigation
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- o Voice navigation can be used to select from menus such as
- following a link on the Links menu. It cannot be used to
- select list boxes or push buttons on a page.
-
- o Java applets do not support voice navigation.
-
- o VoiceType cannot detect the contents of dynamically created
- menus, such as Bookmarks. To move to the next item, say "Up"
- or "Down," rather than saying the name of the item.
-
- 7.6 Netscape Navigator 2.02 for OS/2
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- The following problems exist if you install Netscape Communicator
- on a system that already has Netscape Navigator 2.02 for OS/2
- installed.
-
- o DO NOT convert your existing Netscape Navigator 2.02 messages
- to Netscape Communicator. If you install Netscape Communicator
- and Netscape Navigator 2.02 is already installed on your
- system, after starting Netscape Communicator for the first
- time an upgrade screen is displayed with three options:
-
- - Move previous files
-
- - Copy previous files
-
- - Start as new user
-
- DO NOT select Move or Copy. If you do, a message stating that
- the mail, news, and cache directories could not be moved or
- copied is displayed.
-
- o If you install a new version of Feature Install after installing
- Netscape Communicator on a system with Netscape Navigator 2.02
- installed, copy the NPFI.dll from the Netscape Navigator 2.02
- plug-in directory to the Netscape Communicator plug-in directory:
-
- 1. Go to an OS/2 prompt and change to the x:\netscape\PLUGINS
- directory, where x:\netscape is the directory where you
- installed Netscape Navigator 2.02.
-
- 2. At the command prompt, type
-
- COPY NPFI.DLL x:\comm40\PROGRAM\PLUGINS
-
- where x:\comm40 is the directory where you installed
- Netscape Communicator.
-
-
- 8.0 CID INSTALLATION INFORMATION
- __________________________________________________________________
-
- CID installation is accomplished by using response files to install
- Netscape Communicator in a CID environment.
-
- A response file is a flat ASCII file that consists of a series of
- lines separated by newline sequences (0x0A, 0x0D, or a combination
- of these two sequences).
-
- Each line in a response file has a maximum line length of 255
- bytes.
-
- A response file has two kinds of lines:
-
- o Comment lines contain only white space characters or have
- either an asterisk (*) or a semicolon (;) as the first nonwhite
- space character on the line.
-
- o Response lines are used by Software Installer to determine
- the options and configurations to install on the target
- system.
-
- Response lines have the following syntax:
-
- keyword = value
-
- o Keywords cannot contain imbedded spaces.
-
- o Keywords are not case-sensitive.
-
- You can group keywords together in value lists using the following
- syntax:
-
- keyword = (
- keyword1 = value
- keyword2 = value
- .
- .
- keywordn = value
- )
-
-
- Keyword-value pairs used in a response file can be in any order.
- However, only one pair is allowed per line.
-
- If you use any keyword names other than the supported keywords,
- they are treated as installation variables. For example,
- MONITOR = VGA creates a installation variable with the name of
- MONITOR and a value of VGA.
-
- Note: Do not use quotes around the component name, even when the
- name is more than one word with blanks between words.
-
- 8.1 Sample Installation Response Files
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- The following command is an example of the command needed to start
- a response file installation of Netscape Communicator:
-
- INSTALL /X /A:I /NMSG /O:DRIVE /R:responsefile /L2:outputfile
-
- The following is an example of a response file used to install
- the U.S. English version Netscape Communicator 4.04 for
- OS/2 Warp in the C:\COMM404 directory:
-
- COMP = Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2
- FILE = C:\COMM404
- CFGUPDATE = AUTO
- DELETEBACKUP = NO
- OVERWRITE = YES
- SAVEBACKUP = NO
- NSCONVERTBROWSER = YES
- NSCONVERTQL = YES
- NSASSOCIATEHTML = YES
-
-
- The following is an example of a response file used to install
- the US English version of Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2 Warp
- in a WorkSpace On-Demand environment residing on the C drive:
-
- COMP = Netscape Communicator 4.04 for OS/2
- FILE = C:\IBMLAN\RPL\BB10.US\COMM404
- AUX1 = C:\IBMLAN\RPL\BB10.US
- CFGUPDATE = AUTO
- DELETEBACKUP = NO
- OVERWRITE = YES
- SAVEBACKUP = NO
-
- 8.2 Communicator keywords
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Note: The following keywords are not used when installing Netscape
- Communicator on a WorkSpace On-Demand client.
-
- The following response file keywords are available to allow you to
- install Netscape Communicator in a CID environment. The possible
- values for each keyword are YES (perform the operation) or NO (do
- not perform the operation):
-
- NSCONVERTBROWSER (required)
-
- Changes the browser settings so that the Netscape Navigator
- component of Netscape Communicator is set as the default browser
- for all URL objects (OS/2 Warp 4 only).
-
- NSCONVERTQL (required)
-
- Converts the WebExplorer QuickList to Netscape Communicator
- bookmarks.
-
- NSASSOCIATEHTML (required)
-
- Associates the Netscape Navigator component of Netscape Communicator
- with HTML files (files with an extension of .htm and .html and
- files of type HTML and text/html). You can then open an HTML file
- within the Netscape Navigator component of Netscape Communicator
- by selecting Open As then Netscape Navigator from the file
- object's pop-up menu. Right-click the object to display the
- pop-up menu.
-
- Notes:
-
- o If, in the response file, you specify the drive and
- directory of an existing Netscape Communicator or Navigator
- installation (including an installation for another operating
- system), the existing installation is overwritten.
-
- o The value given in the COMP keyword in the response file
- must exactly match the string specified by the NAME
- keyword of the COMPONENT entry (see about line 397 in the
- NS40COMM.PKG file).
-
- o For more information on the install.exe command line
- parameters, enter VIEW EPFIHELP in either the installation
- or the target directory.
-
- 8.3 Software Installer keywords
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Software Installer supports the following keywords:
-
- AUXn (conditionally required)
-
- Specifies the new default path for the auxiliary directory,
- where n is any number between 1 and 18. (There are 18
- possible auxiliary directories: AUX1, AUX2,...AUX18.) This
- keyword is used only for installation processing.
-
- This AUXn value is used in place of the AUXn keyword of the PATH
- entry of the package file. This keyword is required if you have
- specified an AUXn keyword in the PATH entry.
-
- CFGUPDATE (required)
-
- Specifies whether the CONFIG.SYS file is automatically updated.
- Valid values for this keyword are:
-
- AUTO Automatically updates CONFIG.SYS
-
- MANUAL Does not update CONFIG.SYS
-
- COMP
-
- Specifies the unique name of a component of the product for which
- passed information applies. There can be a maximum of 100
- components. The COMP value must match the NAME keyword of the
- COMPONENT entry in the package file.
-
- Note: Do not use quotation marks around the component name, even
- when the name is more than one word with blanks between words.
-
- COPY
-
- Specifies the source and target files for a copy process. The
- format of this keyword is:
-
- COPY = source_filespec target_filespec
-
- If the target_filespec already exists, it is overwritten. If
- either file specification is not valid, the copy is not made.
-
- DELETEBACKUP (required)
-
- Specifies whether to delete only the backup versions of the
- product or to delete the entire product. Valid values for this
- keyword are YES and NO. It is required because an existing
- dialog requests this information in the attended mode.
-
- If an unattended deletion is attempted and the DELETEBACKUP is not
- present in the response file, the deletion fails with an
- EPFIE212 error.
-
- FILE (conditionally required)
-
- Provides the new default path for the file directory. This
- keyword is used only for installation processing.
-
- This FILE value is used in place of the FILE keyword of the PATH
- entry in the package file. This keyword is required if you have
- specified a FILE keyword in the PATH entry.
-
- INCLUDE
-
- Specifies which general response files to include with a
- specific response file. The format of this keyword is:
-
- INCLUDE = filespec
-
- Where filespec is the general response file to be included. If
- the file specification contains any global characters (* or ?),
- the first file found that matches the specification is included.
- If the specification is not valid, no general response file is
- included.
-
- Note: You cannot have more than five levels of included
- response files.
-
- The following search order is used to find the general response
- files specified.
-
- 1. The fully qualified file specification, if specified with
- filespe.
-
- 2. The current directory.
-
- 3. The file name together with the /G: invocation parameter.
-
- 4. Each directory in the PATH environment variable.
-
- 5. Each directory in the DPATH environment variable.
-
- OVERWRITE (required)
-
- Specifies whether to automatically overwrite files during
- installation. Valid values for this keyword are YES and NO.
- This keyword is required for unattended processing.
-
- SAVEBACKUP (required)
-
- Specifies whether to save a backup version of the product when
- it is updated. Valid values for this keyword are YES and NO. It
- is required for unattended processing because an existing dialog
- requests this information in the attended mode.
-
- USEREXIT
-
- Specifies the name of an exit that you want started. The format
- of this keyword is:
-
- USEREXIT = filespec
-
- Where filespec is the name of a user exit. If the file
- specification contains any global characters (* or ?), the first
- executable file found that matches the specification is started.
- If the specification is not valid, Software Installer displays an
- error message.
-
- The following search order is used to find the specified user
- exit.
-
- 1. The fully qualified file specification, if specified with
- filespec.
-
- 2. The current directory.
-
- 3. Each directory in the PATH environment variable.
-
- 4. Each directory in the DPATH environment variable.
-
- If the exit does not already exist on the system, you must pack
- the exit in the INSTALL.IN_ file.
-
- WORK (conditionally required)
-
- Provides the new default path for the data directory.
-
- This WORK value is used in place of the WORK keyword of the PATH
- entry in the package file. This keyword is required if you have
- specified a WORK keyword in the PATH entry.
-
-
- 9.0 TRADEMARKS
- __________________________________________________________________
-
- The following terms, are registered trademarks of the IBM
- Corporation in the United States or other countries or both:
-
- o IBM
-
- o OS/2
-
- o WebExplorer
-
- o VoiceType
-
- The following terms are trademarks of other companies:
-
- Netscape, Netscape Navigator, and the Netscape N logo are
- registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation in
- the United States and other countries. Netscape Collabra, Netscape
- Composer, Netscape Messenger, and Netscape Communicator are also
- trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation, which may be
- registered in other countries.
-
- Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or
- registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and
- other countries.
-
- Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S.
- and other countries.
-
- THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
- IBM AND NETSCAPE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR
- IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT
- TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT,
- IBM AND NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS GRANT NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR
- COPYRIGHTS.
-
- (C) Copyright IBM Corporation and Netscape Communications Corporation
- 1995, 1998. All rights reserved.
-