<s>
Netscape	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
(	O
or	O
Netscape	B-Application
8	I-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
eighth	O
major	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
series	O
of	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
,	O
now	O
all	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
AOL	O
,	O
but	O
developed	O
by	O
Mercurial	O
Communications	O
,	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netscape	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
browser	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
series	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
versions	O
6	B-Protocol
and	O
7	B-Protocol
which	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
Mozilla	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Suite	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
6	I-Protocol
and	O
7	B-Protocol
were	O
Internet	B-Protocol
suites	I-Protocol
whereas	O
Netscape	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
(	O
version	O
8	O
)	O
was	O
solely	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
recent	O
versions	O
,	O
it	O
incorporates	O
support	O
for	O
AOL	B-Protocol
Instant	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
other	O
AOL-related	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netscape	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
9	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
reverted	O
to	O
the	O
Navigator	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Application
was	O
finally	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
minor	O
update	O
known	O
as	O
version	O
8.0.1	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
later	O
to	O
incorporate	O
the	O
key	O
security	O
patches	O
added	O
in	O
Firefox	B-Application
1.0.4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perhaps	O
the	O
most	O
noteworthy	O
feature	O
introduced	O
in	O
Netscape	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
either	O
of	O
two	O
layout	B-Protocol
engines	I-Protocol
to	O
render	O
websites	O
either	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
's	O
Trident	B-Application
layout	I-Application
engine	I-Application
or	O
the	O
Gecko	B-Language
engine	I-Language
used	O
by	O
Mozilla	O
and	O
its	O
derivatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
's	O
"	O
Site	O
Controls	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
security	O
settings	O
to	O
be	O
altered	O
on	O
a	O
per-site	O
basis	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
touted	O
as	O
a	O
defense	O
against	O
phishing	O
and	O
similar	O
attacks	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
blacklists	O
and	O
whitelists	O
built	O
in	O
and	O
automatically	O
updated	O
regularly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
system	O
decides	O
whether	O
a	O
site	O
is	O
"	O
trusted	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
suspect	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
only	O
whitelisted	O
sites	O
use	O
the	O
Trident	B-Application
engine	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
version	O
8.1	O
,	O
the	O
Security	O
Center	O
feature	O
is	O
much	O
more	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
,	O
and	O
extra	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
ID	O
Theft	O
Protection	O
and	O
Spyware	O
Protection	O
have	O
been	O
integrated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netscape	B-Protocol
includes	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
"	O
widgets	O
"	O
designed	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
browsing	O
experience	O
,	O
including	O
Local	O
Weather	O
information	O
,	O
Movie	O
Times	O
and	O
reviews	O
,	O
Mapquest	O
maps	O
,	O
Yellow	O
pages	O
,	O
White	O
pages	O
,	O
Stocks	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
City	O
guide	O
,	O
all	O
integrated	O
into	O
menu-enabled	O
toolbar	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
button	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
default	O
mail	B-Protocol
client	I-Protocol
is	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
pop-up	O
advertisement	O
blocker	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
to	O
allow	O
pop-ups	O
for	O
individual	O
sites	O
,	O
block	O
only	O
unrequested	O
pop-ups	O
,	O
and	O
open	O
any	O
pop-ups	O
in	O
new	O
tabs	O
in	O
one	O
window	O
,	O
thus	O
preventing	O
pop-unders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Netscape	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
various	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perhaps	O
the	O
most	O
severe	O
is	O
the	O
claim	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
contradiction	O
to	O
its	O
claimed	O
emphasis	O
on	O
security	O
,	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
Trident	B-Application
and	O
Gecko	B-Language
rendering	I-Language
engines	I-Language
means	O
it	O
unavoidably	O
inherits	O
all	O
the	O
vulnerabilities	O
of	O
both	O
engines	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
potentially	O
less	O
secure	O
than	O
either	O
Firefox	B-Application
or	O
IE	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
switching	O
between	O
rendering	B-Protocol
engines	I-Protocol
may	O
also	O
confuse	O
users	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
web	O
browsing	O
experience	O
is	O
very	O
different	O
depending	O
on	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standards	O
based	O
website	O
will	O
generally	O
render	O
better	O
in	O
Gecko	B-Language
thanks	O
to	O
its	O
better	O
standards	O
support	O
,	O
but	O
Netscape	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
renders	O
whitelisted	O
pages	O
using	O
Trident	B-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
optional	O
theme	O
"	O
Fusion	O
"	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
criticized	O
because	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
conform	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
human	B-Application
interface	I-Application
guidelines	I-Application
(	O
HIG	O
)	O
,	O
either	O
"	O
Luna	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
classic	O
"	O
style	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
default	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
Winscape	O
"	O
,	O
looks	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
traditional	O
Windows	B-Application
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
claim	O
that	O
the	O
usability	O
of	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
is	O
reduced	O
by	O
not	O
obeying	O
standard	O
Windows	B-Application
manipulations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
users	O
have	O
argued	O
the	O
formerly	O
included	O
email	B-Protocol
client	I-Protocol
and	O
HTML	B-Operating_System
editor	I-Operating_System
were	O
more	O
valuable	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
package	O
than	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
live	O
weather	O
report	O
and	O
news	O
ticker	O
,	O
especially	O
since	O
these	O
applications	O
were	O
tradition	O
in	O
earlier	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firefox	B-Application
,	O
upon	O
which	O
Netscape	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
is	O
based	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
an	O
email	B-Protocol
client	I-Protocol
or	O
HTML	B-Operating_System
editor	I-Operating_System
either	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
HTML	B-Operating_System
editor	I-Operating_System
extension	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
Extension	O
and	O
Themes	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
Firefox	B-Application
website	O
,	O
and	O
email	O
support	O
is	O
provided	O
by	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Thunderbird	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Older	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
releases	O
were	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Language
Suite	I-Language
,	O
which	O
did	O
include	O
this	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
criticism	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
collects	O
user	O
browsing	O
behavior	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
,	O
the	O
option	O
"	O
Allow	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
to	O
gather	O
anonymous	O
browser	B-Application
usage	O
statistics	O
"	O
is	O
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
many	O
casual	O
users	O
may	O
skip	O
the	O
dialogs	O
during	O
installation	O
,	O
this	O
feature	O
could	O
be	O
turned	O
on	O
in	O
many	O
installations	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
related	O
possible	O
criticism	O
is	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
's	O
password	O
manager	O
menu	O
,	O
saved	O
passwords	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
in	O
plain	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
days	O
after	O
Netscape	O
8.0.1	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
reported	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
disables	O
the	O
XML	B-Protocol
rendering	O
engine	O
in	O
Internet	O
Explorer	O
by	O
causing	O
IE	O
to	O
render	O
XML	B-Protocol
pages	O
as	O
a	O
blank	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netscape	B-Protocol
fixed	O
the	O
issue	O
in	O
version	O
8.0.2	O
.	O
</s>
