Peter Knapper wrote in a message to James Mckenzie:
 JP> Just downloaded the file dated 27 Jun 97 and found the contents
 JP> identical to what I downloaded two or three months ago.  I think the
 JP> 27 Jun date is just an artifact of some housekeeping activity, but
 JP> certainly not a new version.
 JM> It is indeed an update.  Confirmed this with both IBM 
 JM> and Netscape.  There were some serious bugs with the 
 JM> March 30, 1997 2.02 version of Netscape/2.  The most 
 JM> serious was the security bug.
 PK> Well I just FTP'd the same OLD file with the NEW date! Can
 PK> you please post the complete URL (or FTP site, dir and
 PK> filename) of the updated file and the details (exact
 PK> filename, filezies, .ZIP or .EXE, etc). The FTP site I used
 PK> was - 
 PK>     service2.boulder.ibm.com/software/netscape
 PK> perhaps this is NOT an official site? It contains all
 PK> international versions of Netscape for OS/2, including all
 PK> the plug packs. The US English version on that site is a
 PK> self extracting archive that contained an EXACT copy of the
 PK> files in the 16 Dec 1996 version of Netscape/2, identical to
 PK> the date and file size (4,411,180) of last years archive,
 PK> even thought the "updated" archive was dated 27 Jun 97! The
 PK> contents are even OLDER than the March 97 release that I
 PK> have. What on earth is going on here?
 JP> It would be very strange for Netscape or IBM to issue an update
 JP> without changing the labeling.
 JM> They did not change the labeling because it is not a new version.
 PK> That I can accept, but an archive that contains the exact
 PK> same file sizes and datestamps of the old Decemeber 1996
 PK> release does not seem to make sense to me. If there IS a new
 PK> version of Netscape/2 that has been released, then I suspect
 PK> that IBM may have several sites for Netscape/2 and one of
 PK> those  sites (the one I used) is not being updated with the
 PK> latest version. 
The site you used is a private test system. It is not where release versions 
of anything are available. It is specifically used as a tool by IBM to get 
TEST versions of software to specific people. Most directories are closed on 
that site and require an account and password. All software from testcase 
should be considered experimental in nature. 
The URL for NS2.02 for OS2 is: 
http://www.internet.ibm.com/browsers/netscape/warp/
Select the language you desire and download and you will be presented with a 
selection of 5 sites available for the download. These are the official 
download sites with the latest version of the released code. 
Dave Calafrancesco, Team OS/2
dave@drakkar.mhv.net
... They got the library at Alexandria, they're not getting mine! 
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