Microsoft KB Archive/222563

= Internet Explorer 5 Readme.sun.txt File =

Article ID: 222563

Article Last Modified on 9/23/2002

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SUMMARY
This article contains a copy of the Readme.sun.txt file included with Internet Explorer 5 for Solaris with Outlook Express.



MORE INFORMATION
         -- README Internet Explorer 5 for Solaris with Outlook Express February 2, 1999 --       Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, 1995-1999 The readme for your version of Internet Explorer for UNIX is named readme..txt, where PLATFORM refers to sun, hp, etc.

This document provides the information you need to get started and late-breaking information to supplement the product documentation.

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CONTENTS

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SETUP Downloading Internet Explorer 5 Installing Internet Explorer 5 Uninstalling Internet Explorer 5 CUSTOM PACKAGING VIA THE IEAK KNOWN ISSUES Solaris Compatibility Solaris 2.4 and below Solaris 2.5 Ultra 5's and 10's  Miscellaneous Internet Explorer User Interface Issues Outlook Express Issues IEAK Issues Miscellaneous Issues USER AGENT USING JAVA Java Packaging via the IEAK COMMON DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT INTEGRATION AN ALTERNATE WAY TO ORGANIZE FAVORITES NTLM DOMAIN AUTHENTICATION SUPPORT

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====== SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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To run the released version of Internet Explorer 5 for Solaris, your system must meet the following minimum requirements:


 * A Sparcstation 2 or greater
 * English Solaris 2.5 and above
 * 32 MB of RAM (64 MB recommended)
 * 68 MB of hard-disk space to perform the installation

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SETUP

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Downloading Internet Explorer 5 -

You can download Internet Explorer 5 from the following HTTP and FTP sites:

http://www.microsoft.com/unix/ie/ ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/deskapps/ie/unix/sol/ie5

The file ie5setup is a self-extracting executable that contains all the files you will need.

Installing Internet Explorer 5

NOTE: Internet Explorer should not be installed to the same directory as an installation of a lesser version number. If you have installed the beta version of Internet Explorer, it is recommended that you remove this installation prior to upgrading.

1) Make the setup file executable; 'chmod +x ie5setup'. 2) Run the executable; './ie5setup'. 3) When Setup prompts for an installation directory, accept   the default directory or type in a new directory path.   (Note that installing to the default directory, /usr/local/microsoft, may require root access.)

To run Internet Explorer 5:

After Internet Explorer 5 is installed, you can start the browser by running " /bin/iexplorer".

Uninstalling Internet Explorer 5 --

You must remove the current installation directory, for example, 'rm -r /usr/local/microsoft'.

Additionally, there is a directory named ".microsoft" in the home directory for each user account that has run Internet Explorer at least once. This directory may also be deleted if the user wishes to remove all personal settings for Internet Explorer (including cookies, history and favorites).

If you implemented CDE integration as explained below, you should remove it by deleting the "IE5.dt" file from the system or user directory.

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================ CUSTOM PACKAGING VIA THE IEAK

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The Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) allows administrators to customize, configure, and restrict browser settings, lowering the total cost of ownership to maintain a organization-wide installation of Internet Explorer. The IEAK is available for this release; see http://ieak.microsoft.com for registration and download information.

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KNOWN ISSUES

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Solaris Compatibility -

Use of any or all of these patches is subject to any license terms that may accompany the patch.

o Solaris 2.4 and below Internet Explorer is not supported on Solaris 2.4 and below.

o Solaris 2.5

To run Internet Explorer on Solaris 2.5 a patch is required. Patch 103093-17 or later corrects a multithreading issue.

NOTE: Additional patches from Sun Microsystems, Inc., may be  necessary to get full functionality from this patch. See the patch's README for more details.

This patch is available from the "Public Patches" link on  http://sunsolve.sun.com/sunsolve/ or you can download the latest version of this patch directly at:

ftp://sunsolve.sun.com/pub/patches/103093-25.tar.Z

Note that this patch number may become 103093-26 or higher in the future as Sun Microsystems, Inc., upgrades it.

o Ultra 5's and 10's

To run Internet Explorer on an Ultra 5 or an Ultra 10, the following Solaris Graphics patches are required:

For Sol 2.5.1 apply patch 103792-09 or later. For Sol 2.6 apply patch 105362-10 or later.

o Miscellaneous

If the Sun's transparent shared memory is enabled, IE hangs on startup. This is established to be a Sun Solaris Bug, reported as bug 4144519.

Internet Explorer does not function on a Solaris 2.5.1 system with early versions of the OpenWindows 3.5.1 XSun patch installed (103566-xx). This patch is included as part of a recommended cluster of patches offered by Sun Microsystems, Inc. A later version of this patch, 103566-39, works correctly.

If you install Internet Explorer on a host machine, and use NFS to mount the installation on another machine using a different pathname, then you will not be able to execute Internet Explorer on the second machine. Similarly, if you move the installation directory to a different pathname, you will not be able to execute Internet Explorer. In both cases you will receive the following error message:

Support for SunOS has not been installed on this system.

...where indicates the currently running Solaris version. To fix the problem, ensure that the environment variable MSFT_HOME is set to the name of the installation directory before starting Internet Explorer. For example, if you mounted or renamed the installation directory as /net/myhost/local/ms, then execute this command:

(csh) setenv MSFT_HOME /net/myhost/local/ms/ or     (sh) set MSFT_HOME=/net/myhost/local/ms/ ; export MSFT_HOME

You may use alternative approaches. For example, experienced users may prefer to make a copy of the "bin/iexplorer" command, which is a simple shell script, and change the directory reference on line 3.

If you have multiple platforms installed in a single directory, you should set the environment variable MSFT_HOME to the name of the installation directory before starting Internet Explorer or Outlook Express.

Internet Explorer User Interface Issues ---

o IE does not display properly under GrayScale or GreyStatic mode.

o Address auto-complete does not always work as expected for addresses with mixed case.

o In the Associations tab of the Internet Options Menu, the command line field cannot contain output redirection statements (e.g.: cat %1>/dev/audio).

o In the Programs tab of the Internet Options Menu, the script specified cannot include command line arguments.

o Changes made to the user style sheet (Internet Options General tab, Accessibility) take effect once Internet Explorer is restarted.

o Using Internet Explorer with the Exceed X Server may produce undesirable interface side-effects. For example, the accelerator keys or keyboard access to the address bar may not function.

o Experienced users of X11 can set color preferences using X resources with the class name "Iexplorer". For detailed information about these settings, see /ie/resources.txt.

Outlook Express Issues --

o Automatic disconnect

Some IMAP4 servers are configured to disconnect OE after a preset amount of  idle time. When this happens, OE will report the server disconnection with a warning dialog. To reconnect, click on another mail folder which will allow OE to automatically reconnect to the IMAP4 server.

o Upgrading from OE4 to OE5

OE will automatically upgrade your OE4 settings the first time OE5 is  run. Any changes made to your OE4 configuration after the upgrade will not affect your OE5 configuration.

o Mail import from Unix files

OE will create duplicate copies of any messages that are imported more than once. To prevent any confusion during mail import, it is best to use an empty mail folder for import operations.

o Mail import from Netscape

OE is not able to automatically import unsent mail from Netscape.

o Upgrading from OE5 Beta

Upgrading from Beta versions of IE/OE is not supported. If the previous version of OE is a beta version, be sure to install this version of OE  into an empty directory tree to prevent any potential conflicts with the Beta pre-release software.

IEAK Issues ---

o Setup will not extract signed custom component CABs.

o A customized browser will not install to the same directory as a previously customized browser installation.

o Windows carriage returns must be removed from custom mail, news, and source viewer scripts added via the IEAK. Type 'dos2unix ' at the UNIX prompt.

o Setting the size of the Temporary Internet Files cache or customizing toolbar buttons via an auto configuration script will not take effect until restart.

o If you are running IIS4 (NTOP4) or have a custom http 404 error file which exceeds 128 characters in length, some files needed for branding may not be downloaded correctly upon auto configuration. To work around this problem, extract the contents of config.cab to the same location as the .INS file or reduce the length of the 404 error file returned by your web server.

Miscellaneous Issues

o If an invalid name is given to the SOCKS proxy setting, Internet Explorer will bypass the proxy altogether.

o News URLs which contain a # character in the message ID will fail to open in the news viewer specified by the Internet Options Programs tab.

o Internet Explorer may leave files in a temporary directory (/var/tmp, /tmp, or the directory pointed to by the $TMPDIR variable). These files are not needed and may be safely deleted whenever Internet Explorer is not running.

o If you manipulate and/or delete files from the .microsoft directory while the browser is running, the browser may hang.

o If different people share a common user ID, network authentications made by one person may be available to others who are running simultaneous copies of the browser.

o When downloading files, IE will sometimes append "(1)" to the first extension in the filename, replacing the remainder of the filename if it exists. For example xxx.tar.Z would be renamed xxx.tar(1).Z

o Download may fail if the Temporary Internet Files cache doesn't have sufficient space to accommodate the downloaded file size. You can change the amount of space allocated for Temporary Internet Files size from the Internet Options General tab.

o When saving a file, IE may not append the correct file extension to the filename suggested in the "Save As" dialog. For example, .Z files may be saved as .z files, or the filename may have no  extension at all. Without this extension, IE will not reinterpret the file correctly upon reopening. To work around this problem, ensure the appropriate extension is appended to the filename before saving.

o Internet Explorer 5 for UNIX supports most of the features and technologies of Internet Explorer for Windows, but also differs in some respects. For example, Internet Explorer for UNIX does not support downloadable ActiveX controls or browsing and organizing your local files and folders within the browser window. Other unsupported features include filters/transitions in CSS, the DHTML Editing component, and HTML Applications (HTAs). These differences are noted in the comprehensive product documentation on MSDN Online Workshop (http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/workshop).

o Internet Explorer for UNIX offers some features not found on the Windows version as well, such as Emacs-style keyboard shortcuts and external program associations. For a complete list of the latest features in Internet Explorer 5 for UNIX, see the product home page at http://www.microsoft.com/unix/ie.

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USER AGENT

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The User Agent String for Internet Explorer 5 is static except for the third field which depends on the Operating System and the processor you are using.

Here are some common configurations and the user agent strings generated by Internet Explorer on these platforms:

Sparc 5, Solaris 2.5.1: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; SunOS 5.5.1 sun4m; X11)

Any Ultra, Solaris 2.5.1: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; SunOS 5.5.1 sun4u; X11)

Any Ultra, Solaris 2.6: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; SunOS 5.6 sun4u; X11)

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USING JAVA

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Internet Explorer for Solaris integrates the Sun Microsystems Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to support Java applets. The Sun JVM is natively optimized for Solaris, includes a Just-in-Time (JIT) Compiler and provides support for JDK 1.1.6. It is available for Solaris versions 2.5.1 and 2.6.

Note: Installation of the JVM is optional. If you do not install it, a reminder will appear when Java content is encountered while browsing. This reminder may be disabled when it appears, so that applets will simply not display when encountered on Web pages.

In the event that you encounter issues while installing or using the JRE or JDK, support and training are available at the web site indicated below.

If you do not already have a version of Sun's JVM with support for JDK 1.1.6 or above installed on your system, have your system or network administrator download and install the Java Run-time Environment (JRE) for your platform from the following site:

http://www.sun.com/solaris/java

After the run-time is installed, simply add the bin directory containing the "jre" executable to your UNIX path variable. Internet Explorer will find and execute the first "java" or "jre" available in this path. For example: setenv PATH "$PATH:"

Alternatively, you can set the MS_JAVA_VM environment variable to point directly to your "jre" executable. For example:

setenv MS_JAVA_VM /bin/jre

This approach allows you to choose between multiple JVMs on your system or to rename this particular JVM.

By default Internet Explorer does not display output from the JVM. To enable output to the console, set the SHOW_MS_JAVA_OUTPUT variable to true. For example:

setenv SHOW_MS_JAVA_OUTPUT true

Alternatively, if the "Java logging enabled" checkbox is selected in the Internet Options Advanced tab, Internet Explorer will log JVM output to ~/.microsoft/Java/javalog.txt.

You are now ready to have Java applets automatically launched in Sun's Java Runtime Environment when encountered on web sites via Internet Explorer.

Use of the JRE or JDK from Sun Microsystems is governed by the licensing terms, conditions, and waivers that accompany it.

Java Packaging via the IEAK ---

The Runtime Environment for Java on Solaris can be included in your Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) customized package. Instructions to create the JRE package to redistribute via the IEAK can be found by navigating to the following page:

http://www.microsoft.com/unix/ie/ie5/jvm.htm.

When the runtime is packaged according to these instructions, it will be installed to /external/sunos5/ when the user runs the custom Internet Explorer setup program.

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If you run Internet Explorer within a CDE session, it will adopt the CDE color scheme unless overridden with explicit color settings.

If you install Internet Explorer on Solaris 2.6, you will be asked whether you wish to install Internet Explorer as the default browser on your desktop. If you answer yes, the generic web browser icon will launch Internet Explorer, and the default action for an HTML file will be to launch Internet Explorer and open the file.

The setup program installs an IE.dt file on your system to enable this CDE integration. If you are user "root", the file is added to the directory /etc/dt/appconfig/types/C, and will affect all users on the system. Otherwise, the file will be added to the directory ~/.dt/types, and will affect only you.

The file "IE.dt" is in the "ie" subdirectory of the installation, and can be copied to other users' ~/.dt/types directory.

CDE integration can be removed by simply deleting the "IE.dt" file from the system or user directories, and restarting the session.

There is a set of Internet Explorer icons for use with CDE, in the ie/ie5icons subdirectory of the installation. They can be used by administrators who want to place the Internet Explorer logo on the desktop.

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In addition to being able to organize favorites through the Internet Explorer user interface, you can also manipulate your favorites through the file system. Your favorites are organized and maintained in the directory, ~/.microsoft/Favorites. You should shut down Internet Explorer to make changes to this directory. The changes you make will be reflected in your Favorites menu when you restart Internet Explorer.

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This release of Internet Explorer supports authenticating users against Web servers which are configured to do NTLM Challenge Response Authentication. NTLM Domain Authentication allows you to access your organization's secure Windows-NT IIS/BackOffice based Intranet applications from your UNIX desktop.

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SUPPORT

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Microsoft sponsors a public peer-to-peer newsgroup named "microsoft.public.inetexplorer.unix". To access this newsgroup, use Outlook Express to access the Microsoft public news server at msnews.microsoft.com.

You may use Microsoft's online Knowledge Base to obtain detailed product information at http://support.microsoft.com. The Knowledge Base also contains late-breaking information and answers to frequently asked customer questions, so check it often! To get information on these products, specify Internet Explorer or Outlook Express in field one and topic information in field two. Microsoft also offers telephone-based technical support by calling Microsoft Technical Support at (425)635-7123.

NOTE: We are always seeking individuals to participate in pre-release beta testing. If you'd like to receive future pre-releases of this product contact ieupriv@microsoft.com

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