don penlington wrote:

> This well illustrates the stupidity of Netscape's numbering system, which
> few people seem to understand.
>
> Communicator is the complete package containing browser, Emailer etc.  and
> is numered 4.6, 4.7 etc.  Note--no zero.
>
> Navigator is the stand-alone BROWSER ONLY and is numbered 4.06, 4.07 etc.
>
> There seems to be little or no correlation between the two numbering
> systems.  So you might find Navigator 4.08 as part of Communicator 4.6 for
> example.  Confused? Aren't we all.
>
> Almost as bad as Microsoft using Explorer for two entirely different
> things.  Try explaining that one to a newbie.
>
> Don Penlington  [log in to unmask]

This is incorrect. The 4.0x series was the last series that had a
standalone browser option. The 4.0x series was also available as a full
suite (browser, mail, news and html editor). The 4.x series is available
only as the complete suite. The browser was essentially the same for the
4.0x and 4.x series. There were some bug fixes (which in turn created
some bugs) and security plugs. The main differences in 4.0x and 4.x
series were seen in greatly improved mail and news. Hope this ends the
confusion.
--
Kelly Younger

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