Mozilla Frequently Asked Questions
- General
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What is Mozilla?
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For whom is Mozilla 1.x intended?
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Is Mozilla free?
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What features does Mozilla have?
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Why are there so many versions of Mozilla? And which one should I choose?
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Where can I download language packs or Mozilla in my language?
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What are the differences between Mozilla and Netscape 7?
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What are the differences between Mozilla and Firefox?
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Will Firefox and Thunderbird replace Mozilla Application Suite?
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How do I install a newer version of Mozilla?
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Where do I download patches for Mozilla?
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Where can I get add-ons for Mozilla functionality?
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What keyboard shortcuts are there?
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How do I turn on this
hidden preference
I have heard about?
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Does Mozilla include crash recovery?
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Can I use AOL Instant Messenger directly in Mozilla, like in Netscape?
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Will uninstalling Netscape 4.x affect Mozilla?
- Browser
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Can I install just the browser, not the rest?
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How do I make Mozilla my default browser?
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I've heard about tabbed browsing. How do I use it?
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I've heard about
popup blocking
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How do I set up bookmark keywords?
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Does Mozilla support plug-ins?
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How do I control how files are handled by the plug-ins / helper applications
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Does Mozilla support ActiveX controls? (Windows)
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Why doesn't Mozilla allow me to run an .exe
(executable file) directly from an Internet location?
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I'm using dial-up. Can I speed up displaying pages
with lots of images?
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Can I control the browser with mouse gestures?
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Text zoom does not stick. How do I permenantly enlarge/reduce text size?
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I just installed Mozilla and now it stole the .jpeg and .gif file associations! (Windows)
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How do I set up Mozilla to dial (connect) automatically? (Windows)
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How do I stop Mozilla from activating the auto-connect? (Windows)
- Mail & Newsgroups
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Can I install just the mail program, not the rest?
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How do I make Mozilla my default mail program?
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Can I use a different mail program with Mozilla?
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I cannot find any place to enter my passwords for my accounts. Where
do I enter my passwords?
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Can I open Mail & Newsgroups in a tab in the browser?
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Can I access my Netscape WebMail or Hotmail accounts
through Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups?
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Is Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups susceptible to e-mail viruses?
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How do I import e-mail messages from another mail program?
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How do I export e-mail messages to another mail program or computer?
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Does Mozilla come with a spellchecker?
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Is there a mail notifier in Mozilla?
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Does Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups include a calendar function?
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How do I use S/MIME,
PGP or GnuPG to send and receive
signed or encrypted messages?
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How do I make newsgroup names appear expanded, not
abbreviated?
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How do I read or post
ROT13
in the newsreader?
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How do I set up multiple SMTP (outgoing) mail servers?
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How do I re-arrange newsgroup subscription?
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Why didn't Mozilla migrate my Netscape 4.x address book?
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How do I import or export address books from or to another program?
- Profile & Backup
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- What is my profile?
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How do I set up multiple profiles?
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Where is my profile stored?
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What is the @$%#@$%#.slt directory in my profile directory?
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How do I move my Netscape 4.x profile to Mozilla?
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How do I back up my profile data?
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How do I restore my profile data from backup?
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How do I rescue my data from a corrupted profile?
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How do I transport my profile to a different machine?
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Can I share a profile with my copy of Netscape 7,
or with an earlier version of Mozilla?
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Does Mozilla support roaming profiles?
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How do I protect data of my profile?
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How do I force Mozilla to open with a specific profile?
- Customizing Mozilla
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How do I use different icons for each Mozilla component?
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How do I change the splash screen at startup?
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Netscape 4 allows you to switch off the pictures in the
toolbar buttons. Can I do this in Mozilla?
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Can I move the toolbars around?
- Miscellaneous
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Can the Composer edit Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)?
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What is IRC (Internet Relay Chat) and what is ChatZilla?
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I've clicked on the
cZ
button and opened
ChatZilla. What do I do now?
- Getting Involved with Mozilla
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How do I get involved with testing Mozilla builds and reporting bugs?
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I (or my company) would like to get involved with contributing to the Mozilla code.