Firefox 8 vs Firefox 7?????

[Rudy]

Would it be advisable to go w/ FF 8(32 bit only) or FF 7?? Any
suggestions/comments is appreciated.

Thanks a bunch................Rudy

 

[Big Steel]

Would it be advisable to go w/ FF 8(32 bit only) or FF 7?? Any
suggestions/comments is appreciated.

Thanks a bunch................Rudy

You use the latest version.

 

[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

You use the latest version.

Although he didn't explicitly ask, I think Rudy wanted some reasons -
especially for using it if it's only available (so far) in 32 bit
(assuming he has a 64-bit OS).

 

[Bob Henson]

Although he didn't explicitly ask, I think Rudy wanted some reasons -
especially for using it if it's only available (so far) in 32 bit
(assuming he has a 64-bit OS).

Either version will be the same - there is no 64 bit official version of
Firefox - so he should use v8, as it is the most secure.

--
Bob
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather did - not screaming and
yelling like the passengers in his car.

 

[Big Steel]

Either version will be the same - there is no 64 bit official version of
Firefox - so he should use v8, as it is the most secure.

Diddo on the secure....

 

[Wolf K]

Although he didn't explicitly ask, I think Rudy wanted some reasons -
especially for using it if it's only available (so far) in 32 bit
(assuming he has a 64-bit OS).

Win7 64-bit has no problems running 32-bit FF.

Apart from that, the real question is whether the "improvements" to FF
are worth the hassle of learning small, and therefore annoying, changes
in work habits. I don't think so, but YMMV.

Wolf K.

 

[southwalker]

Would it be advisable to go w/ FF 8(32 bit only) or FF 7?? Any
suggestions/comments is appreciated.

Thanks a bunch................Rudy

Is there a newsgroup for Firefox?

I could certainly use one.

 

[XS11E]

Is there a newsgroup for Firefox?

Yes, it's on Mozilla's private server so you'll have to set up your
newsreader (Agent) for news.mozilla.org and then look for the Firefox
newsgroup mozilla.support.firefox.

 

[choro]

Yes, but you have to connect to news.mozilla.org to get it. All Mozilla
stuff is there. Note, it is moderated.

What does 'moderated' mean in this context? Censored?!
-- choro

 

[Big Steel]

What does 'moderated' mean in this context? Censored?!
-- choro

Yeah, they probably NG killfiled him on numerous occasions if he has to
bring it up.

 

[hot-totty]

Would it be advisable to go w/ FF 8(32 bit only) or FF 7?? Any
suggestions/comments is appreciated.

Thanks a bunch................Rudy

No. It is strongly advisable to go to Version 9.0 scheduled to be
released tomorrow - Tuesday 20th December 2011.

Good luck.

 

[hot-totty]

What does 'moderated' mean in this context? Censored?!
-- choro

It means absolutely nothing for good people like me!!!

 

[choro]

No. It is strongly advisable to go to Version 9.0 scheduled to be
released tomorrow - Tuesday 20th December 2011.

Good luck.

My understanding is that RealPlayer will NOT work with the higher
versions. It apparently won't work with 64-bit browsers so I had to go
back to version 5 of Firefox. Not all updates are better apparently. So
until RealPlayer is updated I'll stick to the older version.
-- choro

 

[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

On 12/19/2011 05:56 PM, (e-mail address removed) wrote: []

Is there a newsgroup for Firefox?

I could certainly use one.

Yes, but you have to connect to news.mozilla.org to get it. All Mozilla
stuff is there. Note, it is moderated.

I don't know if it is relevant, but I get mozilla.support.thunderbird
from free.teranews.com; I don't know whether m.s.firefox is there.

What does 'moderated' mean in this context? Censored?!
-- choro

Sort of. Posts to moderated newsgroups don't appear in the newsgroup
immediately, but have to be vetted by a moderator. Of course, this
depends on all newsserver managers acknowledging that it _is_ a
moderated 'group; if one of them starts to carry it as a non-moderated
(i. e. ordinary) 'group, then posts to that group via that server - and,
eventually, any that peers with that server - get out.

 

[Char Jackson]

My understanding is that RealPlayer will NOT work with the higher
versions. It apparently won't work with 64-bit browsers so I had to go
back to version 5 of Firefox. Not all updates are better apparently. So
until RealPlayer is updated I'll stick to the older version.

RealPlayer? When I read that I automatically glanced over at the
system clock expecting to see the year 2005. Seriously, does anyone
use RealPlayer anymore? What about Real Alternative? I wonder if that
still works? I haven't run across any Real media in at least 5 years,
maybe longer. I assumed the format was basically dead.

Real Alternative
<http://download.cnet.com/Real-Alternative/3000-2139_4-10698783.html?tag=mncol;1>

 

[Roy Smith]

Is there a newsgroup for Firefox?

I could certainly use one.

There sure is on news.mozilla.org it's called mozilla.support.firefox.


--

Roy Smith
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Thunderbird 8.0
Monday, December 19, 2011 5:03:50 PM

 

[Tester]

Sort of. Posts to moderated newsgroups don't appear in the newsgroup
immediately, but have to be vetted by a moderator. Of course, this
depends on all newsserver managers acknowledging that it _is_ a
moderated 'group; if one of them starts to carry it as a non-moderated
(i. e. ordinary) 'group, then posts to that group via that server -
and, eventually, any that peers with that server - get out.

Mozilla newsgroups are instant. As soon as you post a message, it is
online. The only time a message is deleted is when someone is rude to
other users otherwise it is instant. The guy who moderates is

Chris Ilias <[email protected]> or his website: <http://ilias.ca/>

He is a very nice chap - highly dedicated and hard working.

<<
Good luck.

 

[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

Mozilla newsgroups are instant. As soon as you post a message, it is
online. The only time a message is deleted is when someone is rude to
other users otherwise it is instant. The guy who moderates is

Chris Ilias <[email protected]> or his website: <http://ilias.ca/>

He is a very nice chap - highly dedicated and hard working.

<<
Good luck.

Ah, that's the other sort of moderated newsgroup - only possible where
restricted to one newsserver: posts appear immediately, but can be taken
off. If you take them via other servers (the thunderbird one is carried
by teranews, though I think the firefox one isn't), then such moderation
is less swift (if it happens at all).

 

[Big Steel]

Didn't happen except, of course, in your mind.

I suspect you are lying as usual. It's nothing new.

 

[Jeff Layman]

What does 'moderated' mean in this context? Censored?!

Maybe too strong a word.
Posting rules and message removal policy:
http://www.mozilla.org/about/forums/etiquette.html
http://www.mozilla.org/about/forums/cancellation.html