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The developers of Firefox, a web browser created by the Mozilla Foundation, have decided to once again rescue the masses from the horrors of the Internet. Having produced top-notch phishing protection, malware identification and other security features unmatched by their competitors they are now introducing the “Rickroll Detection Filter.”

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Firefox - Discover all the ways a browser can make the Web better for you. Firefox is the safest and most enjoyable way to surf the Web.

Today we released the final version of Netscape Navigator 9. The main feature of this release is the inclusion of a migration extension that will help users move to either Flock or Firefox. This is our subtle little hint for you to stop using Navigator and move on to something else.

The official announcement can be found on blog.netscape.com; the Propeller discussion is here.

Although I did not kill Navigator, I am the sole remaining engineer that is working on it. That being said, a single person does not constitute enough resources to reasonably maintain a browser or e-mail client. Here is the official announcement about the “End of Life” for Netscape software. Since we will no longer be working on these products, my responsibilities will be transforming. I will be working on system integration. That means I will be working with AOL’s APIs to provide integration between applications and also to provide extensions that use those APIs. Changes in a persons work responsibilities are always a scary thing, but I’m excited about what the future holds.

We have released version 9.0.0.5 of Netscape Navigator. This is a security release to bring in changes from Firefox 2.0.0.11. You can get it at browser.netscape.com. The official announcement can be found on blog.netscape.com; the Propeller discussion is here.

Today we released version 9a1 of Netscape Messenger. This release is the first public alpha of Netscape Messenger 9, a mail and news client, to complement the Netscape Navigator Web browser. This release is now available for download from mailnews.netscape.com for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The official announcement can be found on blog.netscape.com; the Propeller discussion is here.

I believe that Leopard will mark the tipping point of Apple’s acceleration in the PC marketplace. Here are the top five reasons why.

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Today we released version 9.0.0.1 of Netscape Navigator. This is a security release to bring in changes from Firefox 2.0.0.8. You can get it at browser.netscape.com. The official announcement can be found on blog.netscape.com; the Propeller discussion is here.

Few Security Fixes

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Firefox - Discover all the ways a browser can make the Web better for you. Firefox is the safest and most enjoyable way to surf the Web.

Today we release the final version of Netscape Navigator 9.0. You can get it at browser.netscape.com The official announcement can be found on blog.netscape.com; the Propeller discussion is here.

Last night we released Navigator 9 Release Candidate 1. You can catch the original announcement at blog.netscape.com. There are lots of changes since Beta 3. Below are some of the notable changes:

• Added splash screen
• Removed social news integration
• Exposed more preferences in the Preference Dialog for tabs and the mini-browser
• Moved custom FTP style out of userContent.css
• Added URL correction preferences to Advanced Preferences page
• Added drop-down menu to print button
• Added drop-down menu to home button
• Added Firefox profile importing
• Added support for importing Netscape 8 bookmarks after the initial install