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From: stanb@netcom.com (Stan Brown)
Subject: Re: Netscape on FreeBSD can't open display other than :0.0
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stanb@netcom.com (Stan Brown) writes:

>	Even setting the DISPLAY environment variable to koala:9 or
>koala:0.0 (where koala is the name of the machine runing NetScape) fails
>almost instantly with a "Can't  open Display" error. 

>	I can set it to grizzly:0 run xterm and up pops the xterm on
>the other machine. Next I type netsacpe, and the error appears. There is
>some discussion in the README file about being staticly linked against
>X11R5 instead of X11R^, bit even so, at least one of the machines that
>I am trying this on is runnig a R5 serever.

>	Has anyone else seen this beahviorm or is ti something pecuilar
>about my system?


	BTW I downloaded the Linux version of Netscape, and It does't
have this problem. Has anyone else got a FreBSD version displaying
on a remote dispaly ? 

	Is there any use in reporting this too Netscape (I prurchased
a copy), or are we truly unsuported on FreeBSD as there README implies?

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Stan Brown     stanb@netcom.com                                    404-996-6955
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