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Econoline
01-12-2001, 05:55 PM
After I installed Netscape 6, I couldn't figure out how to create a link to Netscape 6 messenger. With the previous version of Netscape, all you had to do was type the location of the "netscape" application file and add "+ messenger". This won't work for Netscape 6. How do I launch Netscape 6 messenger without having to go into Netscape 6?
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The King Ant
01-12-2001, 09:07 PM
Try something like "./netscape -mail" That's the syntax for Mozilla. If that doesn't work "./netscape --help" might shed some light.
It's also possible that when Netscape grabbed their branch off of the Mozilla branch that the -mail switch wasn't implemented yet, and you might have to wait for the next version.
Counterstrike
01-12-2001, 09:44 PM
/usr/local/bin/netscape/netscape-messenger
It might be a different directory, I'm not sure where ya put it. There's a few executables,
./netscape
./netscape-navigator
./netscape-messenger
There might be a few others... check the directory where you installed it.
If you are using KDE or Gnome make yourself a launcher Icon. Make the command
netscape -mail &
or if you just want to run a script put that same line in a script and give it a chmod 555.