Netscape and Pluggins

[The Wolf]

I have killed off the pluggin list.
Netscape recreated it without a problem
but it still does not indicate the
pluggins are installed.

Datawolf wrote:
> 
> There was a bug (dunno if it was fixed) with Netscape not properly
> regenerating the ~/.netscape/plugin-list file.  You might experiment
> with renaming that, so that a new one is created.
> 
> BTW, if you haven't seen plugger
> <http://fredrik.hubbe.net/plugger.html>, it's a nice generic plugin
> which handles lots of file types (video, sound, etc.) mainly by using
> standard Linux progs.
> 
> -BVG
> 
> The Wolf wrote:
> >
> > I am running into a peculiar problem with my netscape.
> >
> > If I running netscape as root I can see installed pluggins,
> > however any other user does not see them.
> > They are still there, but when a website checks
> > the existance of the pluggin before the page is
> > loaded it always indicates the pluggin is not there.
> >
> > Also I can see abou:pluggins as root but not as
> > any other user.
> >
> > I have tested the pluggins functionlity on the www.flash.com
> > and it runs fine after I click on the bottom of the page with:
> >
> > If you know you have Flash Player installed click here.
> >
> > I am assuming it is some type of premission problem, I just do not
> > know where.
> >
> > The Wolf
> >
> > --
> > "The questions is not if we are paranoid,
> > the question is if we are paranoid enough."
> >
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