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I've been using Mozilla for years, but now that Firefox (web browser component of Mozilla) and Thunderbird (email) seem to be stable, I've switched. I am extremely impressed with these. The junk mail filter is far better than Mozilla 1.6, catching 100% of the junk with no false positives. People using IE and Outlook might as well be running Windows 95 instead of XP.

Porting my data to Firefox was a cinch, but trying to port just the email part of my Mozilla profile to Thunderbird took a little more work (you can drag it all over, but I don't like extra junk lying around). All working great and I didn't lose a thing, not a cookie, not a saved password, not an email, not a junk mail filter.

Come and get it!

1 posted on 06/19/2004 5:44:42 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat
An article I was reading last week made an interesting point. It stated that Microsoft has intentionally slowed the development of their browser, Internet Explorer, because they feared that web-based applications, using browsers in place of Windows-style gui's, were placing their lucrative Windows and Office markets at risk.

That, and the lack of serious (from Microsoft's perspective) competition to Internet Explorer for several years now, seems to reasonably explain the lack of major new featuers in IE.

Now it seems that Mozilla/Firefox has gained the upper hand, and is continuing to deliver new, interesting features at a faster rate.

It may take Microsoft a while to reconstitute their IE software development efforts to a competitive level.

2 posted on 06/19/2004 6:06:31 PM PDT by ThePythonicCow (I was humble, before I was born. -- J Frondeur Kerry)
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To: antiRepublicrat
I use both Mozilla and Opera, they each have features I like, and some I dislike.

Never can figure out which one I like better.

Use IE, for updates only.

4 posted on 06/19/2004 6:52:54 PM PDT by dts32041 (What is the exit strategy for Europe and Japan ? - I don't think there was one, we are still there..)
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To: antiRepublicrat

I'm very happy with Camino, the Mac Mozilla..


5 posted on 06/19/2004 6:56:42 PM PDT by null and void ( 'IF', only the middle letters in 'life.')
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To: antiRepublicrat

Thanks for the news. I love my Mozilla.

I just wish my bank would support it for my online bill paying.


6 posted on 06/19/2004 6:59:57 PM PDT by radiohead
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To: antiRepublicrat

Running Firefox .9. Been using Mozilla browsers for it seems years. IMO, firefox is faster than Navigator. But both are excellent,


7 posted on 06/19/2004 7:00:12 PM PDT by SealSeven
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To: antiRepublicrat

bump


9 posted on 06/19/2004 7:16:36 PM PDT by NYC Republican (How can Americans SERIOUSLY consider voting for an ADMITTED WAR CRIMINAL Scum like SKerry???)
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To: antiRepublicrat

I really don't understand the fascination with Mozilla. I've tried all the Mozilla browsers (not the very newest though) and found them a little clunky and ugly.

On the other hand, I love Opera and I've used it exclusively (except for Windows updates) for about 2 years now. I think it's just a better, faster browser.

To each his own I guess.


13 posted on 06/19/2004 7:37:43 PM PDT by TruBluKentuckian
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To: antiRepublicrat; Bloody Sam Roberts; JoJo Gunn; zeugma; All
I switched to Firefox 8.0 after some advice from FReepers when I posted a thread about some particularly nasty browser hijackers. I haven't even recieved so much as a cookie I don't want since, and it is noticeably faster than IE besides.

I notice that Mozilla now has Firefox 9.0 out. Is it truly much better, and if I download it, will it simply replace the 8.0 I've got now? I am curious as I'm using a dialup and any such download takes quite a while.

14 posted on 06/19/2004 7:46:04 PM PDT by Long Cut (The Constitution...the NATOPS of America!)
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To: WestCoastGal

FYI


19 posted on 06/19/2004 8:47:01 PM PDT by ChefKeith (NASCAR...everything else is just a game!(Except War))
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To: antiRepublicrat

Firefox is great, been using it for a year. Theres only a few Java applets it seems to have trouble with, so I stll have IE installed, just don't use it often at all.


22 posted on 06/19/2004 9:16:05 PM PDT by djf
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To: antiRepublicrat
Yeah--I've moved up to 0.9, but the "TabBrowser Preferences" extension isn't available yet for 0.9.

That is just about the best extension for this browser (perhaps Adblock, too), and I sorely miss it. I'm tempted to revert back to 0.8 just to get that extension back...

Even without it, though, Firefox is still the best browser on themarket, and MS is gonna wish they had kept up development of IE.

23 posted on 06/19/2004 9:47:55 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: antiRepublicrat

What's the difference between Mozilla 1.7 and Firefox/Thunderbird?


25 posted on 06/19/2004 10:51:42 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Do Chernobyl restaurants serve Curied chicken?)
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To: antiRepublicrat
I used Netscape 4.8 for years till I finally had to give it up because it just puked on too many pages. I like Thunderbird as an e-mail client. Certainly no one should use the dreadful Outlook Express.

Try MyIE2, a shell for Internet Explorer. Once you use this you'll never go back to plain IE. Too many features to list including mouse gestures.

Not quite as good but still excellent is Myweb4net and Avant Browser.

26 posted on 06/20/2004 12:30:40 AM PDT by jordan8
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To: antiRepublicrat

Been using Moz since 1.1.

1.7 is very nice. One extension to add is bugmenot, especially for Freepers. Allows you to go to login sites without having to use your own email address or provide any personal info, (real or not). Used it for both the Wash Post and NYT with no problems.


27 posted on 06/20/2004 2:40:02 AM PDT by KeyWest
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To: antiRepublicrat

Did you see this?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1149061/posts

Not remotely possible? Or doesn't apply.


36 posted on 06/27/2004 12:10:00 PM PDT by Golden Eagle
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To: antiRepublicrat

I've got a question for web developers. I just downloaded Firefox because I wanted to see how my website looked with it. I have been developing for IE using Cascading Style Sheets, but with Firefox, it's almost like it doesn't recognize some of my styles. Has anyone else experienced these issues with IE/Mozilla compatability?


41 posted on 06/28/2004 9:34:36 AM PDT by dfwgator (It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
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To: antiRepublicrat

It has popup blocker but what about adware junk? People who create these things should be in jail.


48 posted on 06/28/2004 11:23:04 AM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Crom!)
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