Netscape 8.0 automatically switches between the rendering engines used by the Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers to help ensure compatibility on known/trusted sites and safety on unknown or potentially dangerous sites, without the user having to do anything.
If a user visits a Web site using Netscape 8.0, the browser automatically checks to see if the site is on a constantly-updated “black list” of thousands of suspected virus, scam, or spyware sites or a “white list” of more than 150,000 Web sites that have been certified as legitimate by VeriSign and TRUSTe. If the site appears on either list, the browser automatically adjusts its security settings and rendering engine to help protect the user from unsafe sites while offering full functionality on known and trusted sites. The browser also blocks access to suspected dangerous sites with a warning screen and disables potentially dangerous functionality on those sites.
In addition to these advanced safety features, Netscape 8.0 includes a host of other enhancements that make it easier and more customizable. Among the features:
— An easy-to-customize set of multiple home pages (or home tabs).
— Easy access to multiple Web mail accounts from the browser.
— Integrated search from a choice of providers, including AOL, AskJeeves, Google, and Netscape.
— Customizable live news, weather and RSS information within the browser chrome.
— Visible RSS notification to add popular feeds to the browser with just a couple clicks.
— Enhanced shopping, maps, movie information, and other functionality.
— One-click removal of online footprints.
— Easily stored, encrypted and managed Web site form information and passwords.
— Auto-login for favorite Web sites that can be custom set for each user.
— Up to 10 custom toolbars using the Multibar feature.
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