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To: Zen Dollar Round who wrote (17740)	9/9/1998 7:43:00 PM
From: Linda Kaplan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

B: OT: Try Communicator 4.0.6. I downloaded the 128 whatever encryption copy just last night, thanks to HerbVic's mentioning it, and I'm happy with the upgrade. I can access my Citibank Direct Access account, so I won't need IE at all. IE was much buggier for me (we discussed this) than Communicator but it was able to get on Citibank. Now I can use Communicator for everything, so I'm happy. Well, quote.com is going nuts and the little comets and stars in the N keep moving there, but I think that is because quote.com is ill, not because of 4.0.6. quote.com was sick yesterday and also today. Poor thing. Linda

To: Zen Dollar Round who wrote (17740)	9/10/1998 2:51:00 AM
From: HerbVic	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

Mozilla 5 project? Not familiar with that one. I've heard about Mozilla T-shirts. Is there a connection? You know, it's rather ironic isn't it? The web today is the US Steel industry of 100 years ago to our time. It is at the forefront of modern technology. It is the framework and raw material of a huge expanding economy. Yet due to the extreme efficiency of the distribution mechanism, the cat bird seat of software positioning is occupied by two shareware programs that derail the efficiency of the core industry. And why? Because they are free? And why are they free? Because, each of these companies feels that the cat bird seat software position is worth giving away the software. I don't think it is. They aren't getting their money's worth outta this free software yet, and they never will! In fact, it's my guess that these two companies have already caught onto this, and therefore could no longer care less about the quality of performance of their browsers. They now know that the best thing to control is the portal site. The Yahoo, Excite, Seek and Zap 'em dot com theory of a business model. There is no business model in history that has been successful while giving away the service except charity, television and radio. The portal business model with its advertising revenue qualifies as a media company, but what do they really offer? A search centric pooling service of internet traffic lanes with billboard advertising? You can't put the billboards in the vehicle. Build a better highway and they will come. They will see the ads and the dollars will flow to the highway support system with profit. Or so they say. I tell you, ... I believe I would be willing to pay $50 for a great browser. And I'm sure there are many more like me out there. Will someone please write one? Is that Mozilla thing what I am looking for? Gee I hope so, HerbVic P.S. Please pardon my rant!