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Xref: sserve comp.infosystems.www.browsers.x:620 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:2609 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nexus.coast.net!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!bounce-bounce From: amueller@cis.ohio-state.edu (andrew j mueller) Newsgroups: comp.infosystems.www.browsers.x,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Netscape - this is ridiculous Date: 23 Jun 1995 11:14:32 -0400 Organization: The Ohio State University, Department of Computer and Information Science Lines: 55 Message-ID: <3selooINNjj5@boa.cis.ohio-state.edu> References: <holm.803813959@carme> <3sbrfbINN1d6@boa.cis.ohio-state.edu> <ATS.95Jun22163954@hubert.wustl.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: boa.cis.ohio-state.edu >(Alan Shutko) writes: >Sheesh! You only need to read the article your responding to! What >he was asking about was how to set up GLOBAL options and preferences >for all users, and how to automatically change options without >scragging what the user changed from the default. This capability is >sorely lacking in Netscape. Here is the original post. >(]ke Holmlund) writes: >Well, yes and NO. The problem is: How do I tell Netscape where to find the >global mailcap and mime.types file? How do I tell it default cache size, >smtp host, mail address and so on? I know it's possible to copy a >netscape-config file to every user (it can also be done automatically >when the user starts netscape) but what if I want to change something (like >mailcap location, cache size ...)??? Every user of the Netscape Navigator v1.1 for X will have a .netscape-bookmarks.html, .netscape-history, .netscape-preferences files, and a .netscape-cache directory. The .netscape-preferences file corresponds to the preferences listed under the options menu. This is where Netscape Nav. reads config information on startup. Within this file are designations for both personal AND GLOBAL mailcap files. The global file is read first, then the personal files are read and overwrites any conflicts. To tell Netscape where to find global mailcap and mime.types files, type in the path in the helper applications section under the preferences section under the options menu. OR, you can edit the file directly: MIME_TYPES: /usr/netsite/mime.types PERSONAL_MIME_TYPES: /home/amueller/mime.types MAILCAP: /home/amueller/.mailcap PERSONAL_MAILCAP: /usr/netsite/.mailcap If you, as a sys admin, want to alter/add/delete MIME types, or mailcap entries, edit the files in /usr/netsite (or wherever they really are). If you need to move the files, all you need to do is make a link (man ln) in /usr/netsite to the new file. The cache is also set in the .netscape-preferences file. As sys admin, you have no control over users' settings other than setting a default in the file before distributing the file to users, who could then reset it right away. ******************************************************************************* Andrew Mueller MultiMedia Madness Consulting HyperMedia Programmer Specializing in CGI and Nationwide Life Insurance Co. Web Site development 143658@ibmmail.com amueller@cis.ohio-state.edu http://www.nationwide.com/ http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~amueller *******************************************************************************