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netscape48-communicator Netscape ver 4 communicator web-surfboard
4.8 www Deleted Σ=9 search for ports that depend on this port This port version is marked as vulnerable. Find issues related to this port Report an issue related to this port View this port on Repology. pkg-fallout 4.8Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch.
Forbidden FORBIDDEN: multiple vulnerabilities with no hope of fixes
Deprecated DEPRECATED: multiple vulnerabilities with no hope of fixes
Ignore IGNORE: "is forbidden: multiple vulnerabilities with no hope of fixes"
Maintainer: sada@FreeBSD.org search for ports maintained by this maintainer
Port Added: 2002-08-25 22:06:14
Last Update: 2004-12-19 01:39:47
SVN Revision: UNKNOWN
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Also Listed In: linux
License: not specified in port
Description: #
This is the netscape web-surfboard. Please read the file "/usr/local/lib/netscape/LICENSE" for the licensing terms. Note: If Java applets fail to display. Type this as root: cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc /usr/X11R6/bin/mkfontdir chmod 444 fonts.dir And then exit and restart your X server.
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Dependency lines:
  • linux-netscape-communicator>0:www/netscape48-communicator
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PKGNAME: linux-netscape-communicator
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Runtime dependencies: #
  1. netscape : www/netscape-wrapper
  2. redhat-release : emulators/linux_base
Library dependencies: #
  1. X11.6 : x11/XFree86-4-libraries
There are no ports dependent upon this port #
Configuration Options: #
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Master Sites: #
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  1. ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/
  2. ftp://ftp.ciril.fr/pub2/netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  3. ftp://ftp.cyf-kr.edu.pl/pub/mirror/netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  4. ftp://ftp.fct.unl.pt/pub/Netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  5. ftp://ftp.fh-wolfenbuettel.de/pub/www/netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  6. ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/network/www/netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  7. ftp://ftp.gftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  8. ftp://ftp.hu-berlin.de/pub/www/netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  9. ftp://ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/mirror/ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  10. ftp://ftp.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  11. ftp://ftp.nsysu.edu.tw/Netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  12. ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/www/Netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  13. ftp://ftp.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/pub/mirror/ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  14. ftp://ftp.skynet.be/mirror/netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  15. ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/www/Netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  16. ftp://ftp.uit.no/pub/www/Netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  17. ftp://ftp.uni-bielefeld.de/pub/netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  18. ftp://ftp.uni-bremen.de/pub/mirrors/ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  19. ftp://ftp.uniovi.es/pub/netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  20. ftp://ftp.uniroma2.it/%7bC/Netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  21. ftp://ftp.ut.ee/pub/WWW/netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  22. ftp://ftpnscp.newaol.com/pub/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  23. ftp://sunfreeware.unam.mx/pub/Netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  24. ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/netscape/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
  25. ftp://sunsite.tut.fi/pub/Mirror/mirrorsite.netscape.com/pub/communicator/english/4.8/unix/supported/linux22/complete_install/
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Number of commits found: 8 #

Commit History - (may be incomplete: for full details, see links to repositories near top of page)
CommitCreditsLog message
4.8
19 Dec 2004 01:39:47
Original commit files touched by this commit This port version is marked as vulnerable.		 linimon search for other commits by this committer 
As previously announced, retire these old warhorses due to security
problems that will never be fixed.

I almost feel like asking for a short moment of silence.
4.8
24 Nov 2004 01:53:15
Original commit files touched by this commit This port version is marked as vulnerable.		 sem search for other commits by this committer 
- Standardize an EXPIRATION_DATE format.

Approved by:    krion
4.8
07 Nov 2004 07:54:55
Original commit files touched by this commit This port version is marked as vulnerable.		 linimon search for other commits by this committer 
Give each of these FORBIDDEN ports an expiration date.
4.8
21 Oct 2004 21:39:29
Original commit files touched by this commit This port version is marked as vulnerable.		 nectar search for other commits by this committer 
Mark FORBIDDEN: I have no doubt that many of the vulnerabilities that
have affected Mozilla and other browsers also affect these ancient
Netscape versions.
4.8
25 Jul 2004 10:37:34
Original commit files touched by this commit This port version is marked as vulnerable.		 vs search for other commits by this committer 
Add path to Acroread5-plugin for auto-detection

PR:             ports/33320
Submitted by:   John Merryweather Cooper
Approved by:    maintainer timeout
4.8
06 Mar 2003 19:23:19
Original commit files touched by this commit This port version is marked as vulnerable.		 ade search for other commits by this committer 
Destroy pkg-comment for some of the stranger uses in the tree,
pending the final semi-automatic purge.

Approved by:    portmgr (implicitly)
4.8
08 Nov 2002 01:53:27
Original commit files touched by this commit This port version is marked as vulnerable.		 sada search for other commits by this committer 
MASTER_SITES has moved to bsd.sites.mk as MASTER_SITE_NETSCAPE

PR:             ports/42678
Submitted by:   Kimura Fuyuki <fuyuki@hadaly.org>
Approved by:    trevor
4.8
25 Aug 2002 22:05:54
Original commit files touched by this commit This port version is marked as vulnerable.		 sada search for other commits by this committer 
Add newport: netscape48-communicator/navigator.
RELEASE NOTE: http://wp.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/4.8/relnotes/windows-4.8.html

Number of commits found: 8

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