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Mozilla 1.7.1

Mozilla Licence Conditions

Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh and Linux
Mozilla is subject to the Mozilla Public License .

If you are upgrading from a previous version of Mozilla, please read the notes on the Mozilla Website

For notes on installing Mozilla, visit the Mozilla Website

Installation Permissions

Home Computer Staff Computer
Staff Member Yes Yes
Postgraduate Student Yes Yes

Hardware Requirements

Microsoft Windows

  • Pentium 233 MHz
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 52 MB hard drive space

Apple Macintosh (OSX and up)

  • Minimum Hardware:
  • PowerPC 604e 266 MHz
  • G3, G4, 64 MB RAM
  • 72 MB hard drive space

LINUX

  • Linux kernel - 2.2.14 with the following libraries or package minimums
    1. glibc 2.2.4
    2. gtk+ - 1.2.0 ( 1.2.5 or greater preferred)
    3. XFree86-3.3.6
  • Pentium 233 MHz or equivalent
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 52 MB hard drive space

Download - Monash Computers

Novell Application Launcher No
CD from your IT Representative No
Download from Novell server No
From the Web Yes Click here to download Mozilla 1.7.x

Download - Home Computers

CD from your IT Representative No
From the Web Yes Click here to download Mozilla 1.7.x

Patches/Utilities

  • Spellchecker Dictionary

    You can download an Australian Dictionary (to replace the default US-English one): http://dictionaries.mozdev.org/installation.html
  • Configuring Mozilla to use the Monash Directory Service:

    To enable Mozilla to auto-look up Monash e-mail addresses as you type, you must setup the Monash Directory service. Instructions are available at our info guide website: http://its.monash.edu.au/staff/email/guides/thunderbird_directory.html
  • Missing Your "File", "Print" and/or "Stop" Buttons?

    By default, Mozilla Mail does not display the "File", "Print", or the "Stop" buttons. To get these buttons, go to "Edit, Preferences, Mail & Newsgroups". Check the boxes to the left of the buttons you want to see in the toolbar.
  • Configuring your Monash email account

    1. For the Mozilla broswer, select the Window / Mail & Newsgroups menu.
    2. Select the Email Account radio button and continue with the wizard using the following settings:
      • Your Name: < Your Name>
      • Email Addess: < Your Email Address>
      • Type of Incoming Server: IMAP
      • Incoming Server: mail.monash.edu.au
      • User Name: <Your Authcate User Name>
      • Account Name: <Leave Default Entry>
  • Import Netscape Local Mail Folders

    1. Open Mozilla Mail and Select Tools -> Import
    2. Select Netscape Communicator 4.x
    3. Select the relevant Netscape Profile
  • Import Netscape address books

    1. Run Communicator 4.x or Netscape 7.x and export your Personal Address Book as an LDIF file.
    2. File > Export
    3. Type in an appropriate filename, select 'Save as type:' as LDIF (*.ldif) and click 'save'
    4. Open Mozilla and import the LDIF file into Address Book
    5. In your address book window, select Tools /Import
    6. Select Address Books and Click Next
    7. Select Text file (LDIF, .tab, .csv, .txt)
    8. Find file and select open
    You must do this for each Netscape Address Book.

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