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Bug 9953

Summary:	Netscape 4.71-4 quits when "starting Java"
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	John F. Kohler <jkohler2>
Component:	netscape	Assignee:	Bill Nottingham <notting>
Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	6.2	CC:	rvokal
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Hardware:	i386
OS:	Linux
URL:	any URL which invokes Java
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Last Closed:	2000-03-04 18:02:14 UTC	Type:	---
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Description John F. Kohler 2000-03-04 05:50:11 UTC

I have found I can cause the browser failure at will.
I can go to a webpage that causes Java to start in my
system.

For example:
http://www.metacrawler.com

find the link

"horoscopes"

Find the astrological sign (for example)

Pisces


This causes a JavaScript to be initiated.  My working copy
of Netscape disappears from the screen at this point. the GUI (GNOME)
is unaffected, as is the Linux program and kernal. Netscape can be
restarted and will run flawlessly until another JavaScript is started.

Terminal window message after browser failure is:

[1]+ Bus error         netscape

Very truly,
John F. Kohler
217 Fairlawn Avenue
Daly City, CA
94015

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2000-03-04 18:02:59 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 2711 ***