Netscape 3.03 performance tip - set disk cache to zero

From: Paul Sture (p_sture_at_elias.decus.ch)
Date: 05/05/03 

Date: 5 May 03 08:59:07 +0200

I noticed yesterday that Netscape 3.03 on VMS was running extremely slowly
and hammering the disk. Remembering something about cache, I dug up this
post on Google.

http://groups.google.ch/groups?q=comp.os.vms+netscape+cache&start=10&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=3608D01F.606CD63B%40star.zko.dec.youknowwhere&rnum=14

(sorry if that wraps)

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Date: 1998/09/23

address deleted wrote:
>
> We continue to have weekly cases where Netscape 3.03 either
> hangs a VAXstation or completely blows the DECwindows Server out of
> the water (my VAX4000/60 actually crashed just the other day because
> of something related to Netscape and/or the Server). This out of a
> population of about 25 VAXstation 3100/76's, 4000/VLC's and
> 4000/60's (the VLC's being the worst, of course).

Sorry to hear about your problems with the server. I've been running
Navigator 3.03 on my Alphastation 255 here (VMS V7.1) and the Decwindows
server has been pretty much rock solid. Can't say the same for Netscape
- I manage to take it off the air about once a week - usually because
it's been handed something a little strange that it can't deal with.

The disk cache is known to be a real problem area, and you're probably
best off running with it disabled.
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Indeed, I went to Options | Network Preferences, changed the disk cache to
zero, clicked on "Clear disk cache now", and received an immediate and
quite noticeable performance improvement. 

-- 
Paul Sture

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