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From: Mr Kevin D. Lu
Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 00:00

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Jason Stokes (j.stokes@OUT-DAMNED-SPAM.bohm.anu.edu.au) wrote:
: On 9 May 1997 01:28:33 GMT, Mark Heath <mheath@netspace.net.au> wrote:
: 
: >"I attempted to install netscape from your disk and I got a hard disk 
: >full error.  You didn't tell me I needed more than 10Meg free on my 
: >harddrive when I joined, I want my money back."
: 
: Maybe you *should* tell them that.  I wouldn't have expected a 10 MB install
: for an internet package...
: 

Really? The Netscape 3.0 exe file is already 3MB plus another 5MB for a
resonably sized cache. Don't forget those dll's (2MB if you install
Live3D) brings us to at least 10MB.  If the user only has 10 MB of disk
space free they can forget about downloading anything.

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From: kdlu@silas.cc.monash.edu.au (Mr Kevin D. Lu)
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Date: 1997/05/10
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