RE: GLUG: Browser War

[Johan Pretorius <JohanPretorius@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi <jvrenmo>,

Out of interest - why the large HTML files?   The idea is to try and keep 
HTML and graphic files as small as possible ...

Rgrds,

Johan Pretorius
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	jvrenmo@xxxxxxxx [SMTP:jvrenmo@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Wednesday, December 01, 1999 11:31 AM
> To:	glug@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:	GLUG: Browser War
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> I've just tested some huge HTML files on both browsers IE5 and Netscape,
> guess what configuration won the contest.
> Yep, putting the HTML pages on a Linux server, and opening it up with
> Netscape.
> IE5 seemed to bomb out even if I put the 14.7MB HTML files on the local
> Win9x machines. Tested it on 6 diffrent machines (all Dell), everyone
> hung,
> some reported
> memory errors, and all sorts of things.
> Netscape from the Linux Server, no problem.
> Shame .. poor M$
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