ID: Q188583
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README for Internet Explorer 4.01 for HP-UX with
August 24, 1998
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, 1997-1998
This document provides information you need to get started with Internet Explorer 4.01 for HP-UX with Outlook Express. It supplements the product documentation found under the Help menu within the product.
You can find additional information on Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in the form of Knowledge Base articles on http://support.microsoft.com. To do so, specify Internet Explorer 4.0 or Outlook Express in field one and the topic information in field two.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SETUP
Downloading Internet Explorer with Outlook Express
Installing Internet Explorer with Outlook Express
Uninstalling Internet Explorer with Outlook Express
Outlook Express
NTLM Authentication
SOCKS Proxies
JRE packaging via the IEAK
HP-UX Compatibility
Performance
Internet Explorer User Interface Issues
Miscellaneous Issues
To run Internet Explorer for UNIX, your system must meet the following minimum requirements:
* HP 9000 Enterprise Server, HP 9000 Workstation or HP
Visualize Workstation
You can download the file ie4setup from the following sites. The file ie4setup is a self-extracting executable that contains all the necessary files. If you ftp this file, be sure to use binary transfer mode.
FTP:
ftp.microsoft.com/deskapps/ie/unix/hp/
http://www.microsoft.com/unix/ie
1) Change directory to where you downloaded the file
ie4setup: 'cd <download directory>'
you can accept the default directory or type in a new
directory path
Note: Installing to the default directory, /usr/local/microsoft, may require that you be logged in as root.
After Internet Explorer is installed, you can start the browser by running "<installation directory>/bin/iexplorer". Similarly, you can start Outlook Express by running "<installation directory>/bin/oexpress".
If you have already installed the Solaris version of Internet Explorer or Outlook Express, you can install the HP- UX release in the same directory. If this update is a branded install (via the IEAK) and the earlier release was not branded, then the users' registry (~/.microsoft/registry) should be removed before running the new ie4setup.
Internet Explorer and Outlook Express 4.01 introduce new features that may not be compatible with earlier releases of these products. We recommend that installations on all platforms be upgraded to the latest revision.
You should not install this version in the same installation directory as a later release of Internet Explorer and/or Outlook Express. Nor should you install an earlier version of Solaris Internet Explorer or Outlook Express in the same installation directory as Internet Explorer for HP-UX.
To uninstall this installation of Internet Explorer, you must perform the following: - Remove the installation directory
For example: 'rm -r /usr/local/microsoft'
directory: 'rm -r ~/.microsoft'
If you implemented CDE integration as explained below, you should remove it by deleting the files "IE4.dt" and "IE4.HP- UX.dt" from the system or user directory.
The following features have been added since the original release of Internet Explorer 4.0 for Solaris.
Internet Explorer now supports authenticating users against Web servers that are configured to do NTLM Challenge Response Authentication. As a result, you can now access your organization's secure Windows-NT IIS/BackOffice based Intranet applications from your UNIX desktop.
Users can now access the Internet via Internet Explorer using SOCKS Proxies.
In order to ensure the best possible performance and support for the underlying operating system, Internet Explorer for HP-UX integrates Hewlett-Packard's Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to support Java applets. The HP JVM is highly optimized for HP-UX, includes a Just-in-Time (JIT) Compiler, and provides support for 1.1.3 Java technology or later. Version B.01.13.05 of the HP-UX Runtime Environment for Java (JRE) and the HP-UX Developer's Kit for Java (JDK) have been verified as interoperable with Internet Explorer, and are available for both HP-UX 10.20 and 11.0.
Note: Installation of the JVM is optional. If you do not install it, applets will simply not display when encountering Web pages where they have been incorporated.
In the event that you encounter issues while installing or using HP's JVM, support and training are available at the web site indicated below.
If you do not already have the 1.1.3 Release or later of HP's JRE or JDK installed on your system, have your system or network administrator download and install the JRE or JDK for your platform from the following site:
http://www.hp.com/esy/go/java.html
After the run-time is installed, simply add the JVM's directory to your UNIX path. Internet Explorer will find and execute the first "java" or "jre" available in this path. For example:
setenv PATH "$PATH:<JVM Install Dir>"
setenv MS_JAVA_VM /opt/java/jre/java
You are now ready to have Java Applets automatically launched in HP's Applet Viewer when encountered on web sites via Internet Explorer.
You can add parameters to the Java runtime's invocation using the MS_JAVA_PARAMS environment variable. Using this variable to add command line parameters will disable the default enabled by Internet Explorer for trustProxy. Therefore, when setting this variable, you should also set "trustProxy=TRUE":
% setenv MS_JAVA_PARAMS "-DtrustProxy=TRUE <your
parameters>"
% jre -help.
If you do not have a complete install of HP's JDK (if you install just the JRE, for example), a nearly empty window with the title "Copyright notice" will appear when rendering some pages containing Java content.
The Java VM must be at JDK Release 1.1.3 or greater, or the Java Proxy must be manually configured within the applet viewer. The same is true if you set proxies via the auto- proxy feature of the browser.
Use of the JRE or JDK from HP is governed by the licensing terms, conditions, and waivers that accompany it.
Note to Administrators:
The Runtime Environment for Java on HP-UX can be included in your Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) customized package. We have provided detailed instructions for this procedure on our web site. Instructions to create the JRE package to redistribute via the IEAK can be found by navigating to http://www.microsoft.com/ie/unix. Click on the "Features" selection in the contents section and then click on the "Administration Kit (IEAK)" selection. Once the customized package has been created, the user can then install this component.
Note to Users:
If an interactive install option has been selected by the administrator, then you will be prompted whether the JRE package should be installed or not. The actual prompt will vary depending on the custom component description defined by the administrator (e.g. 'Do you want to install "Runtime environment for Java" [y]/n ?' ). If you choose to install this component, it will be installed into <install>/external/ux10/.
The User Agent String for Internet Explorer is constant 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:
HP 9000 C-180, HP-UX 10.20:
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; HP-UX B.10.20
9000/780; X11)
HP 9000 K-250, HP-UX 10.20:
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; HP-UX B.10.20
9000/802; X11)
In addition to being able to organize favorites through the Organize Favorites item on the Favorites menu, 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.
If you run Internet Explorer within a CDE session, it will adopt the CDE color scheme unless overridden with explicit color settings.
Two CDE action database files are provided, and you can use them to implement integration of Internet Explorer with the CDE desktop. The files are in the "ie4" subdirectory of the installation, and are called "IE4.dt" and "IE4.HP-UX.dt". You can copy the file "IE4.dt" to the directory /etc/dt/appconfig/types/C (usually requiring root access), which will affect all users on the system. Copy "IE4.HP-UX.dt" to your directory ~/.dt/types (do not copy it to the directory /etc/dt/appconfig/types/C, as there may be files already in that directory that specify an Open action for HTML files). Alternatively, to affect only one user, you can copy both the files to the user's directory ~/.dt/types. After installing action files, it is necessary to reload the action database, which is usually done by logging out and in again.
If you use CDE integration, then the default action for an HTML file will be to launch Internet Explorer and open the file. Also, the new CDE action "IE4" will launch Internet Explorer. See the CDE documentation for ways of invoking the action.
There is a set of Internet Explorer icons for use with CDE, in the ie4/ie4icons subdirectory of the installation. They can be used by experienced administrators who want to place the Internet Explorer logo on the desktop.
CDE integration can be removed by simply deleting the "IE4.*.dt" files from the system or user directories.
The file "IE4.dt" is identical to the file that is shipped with a Solaris distribution of Internet Explorer, except for one line which identifies the installation directory. More information on CDE Integration can be found in the Knowlege Base article Q181622, available from: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q181/6/22.a sp
Internet Explorer is not supported on HP-UX 10.10 and below. It is fully supported on HP-UX 10.20 and 11.0.
We recommend that Internet Explorer be used on HP systems patched with the Extension Software Patch bundle.
Installing and executing Internet Explorer on HP-UX 10.20 or 10.30 requires C++ runtime support to be available on your system. If you do not have the C++ runtime, you can install it by applying the Hewlett Packard patch PHSS_15043 (or later superceding patch, if it exists). If you receive the following error during installation, it is because you have not installed C++ runtime support:
"/lib/dld.sl: Unresolved symbol: $global$ (data) from /lib/libCsup.1..."
We recommend that the X server on your workstation should be at the patch level represented by the Hewlett Packard patch PHSS_14943 (or later superceding patch) for HP-UX 10.20 or 10.30 and PHSS_13905 for HP-UX 11.0. If your X server is older than this patch level, you are likely to experience minor display problems when running Internet Explorer.
To retrieve the patches, visit the page at:
http://us-support.external.hp.com/
Use of Hewlett Packard patches is subject to the license terms and disclaimers that may accompany the patch.
This release of Internet Explorer includes a threads-enabled version of the X11R6.3 Xlib library (libX11.sl). If an X11- based application is run from Internet Explorer, it will inherit settings that may cause it to use this version of the X11 library instead of the standard version supplied by the system. Applications likely to be affected are Mail, News, and programs run as a result of File Associations. If it is important that you use another Xlib for an external program, you can wrap the program in a script that extends or replaces the SHLIB_PATH environment variable (see HP-UX documentation for more details).
Users can experience unsatisfactory degradation in performance when their installation directories and their home directories are remotely mounted via NFS. We highly recommend installing Internet Explorer locally (e.g. not on a remotely mounted NFS partition).
For optimum performance, Internet Explorer should have a cache and user settings on the local machine as well. The cache and user settings are stored in the '.microsoft' sub- directory of the users' home directory. To allow Internet Explorer to cache and store user settings locally, create a
'.microsoft' directory on a local filesystem
% ln -s /usr/local/.microsoft ~/.microsoft
Additional Info Regarding the Internet Explorer User Interface
o Experienced users of X11 can set color preferences using
X resources with the class name "Iexplorer".
Explorer will automatically highlight whole words, unless
the cursor is backed up over a word, in which case single
character units can be highlighted.
obtains its color specifications using standard X
mechanisms with fallback values obtained from the file
<installation directory>/ie4/Iexplorer. This is an X
resource file and contains instructions that will help
the system administrator or individual user perform
limited color and font customization. Note: You may use
the command line options to set the foreground and
background colors - for example, "iexplorer -bg black
-fg white" would be useful on a monochrome display.
appropriate hardware. Simply associate the files with the
standard HP-UX command "/opt/audio/bin/send_sound" under
View -> Internet Options -> Mapping. Typical file
suffixes are .wav, .au, and .snd.
o Settings for the cache size slider in Internet Options
are made in integer increments. Therefore, setting the
size below 1% of the host partition will results in a
displayed value of 0%.
while the browser is running, the browser may hang.
are not rendered correctly.
directory (/var/tmp). These files, of the form
trbxxxxxxxx.tmp (for example), are not needed and can be
safely deleted whenever Internet Explorer is not running.
authentications made by one person may be available to
others who are running simultaneous copies of the
browser.
correctly.
for addresses with mixed case.
command line field cannot contain output redirection
statements (e.g.: cat %1> /dev/audio).
news command or script specified cannot be passed more
than one argument.
referenced in the View -> Internet Options -> Programs
tab are samples and not fully functional solutions. Some
samples depend on xterm, which should be locatable from
your PATH environment variable.
or vi in the View -> Internet Options -> Programs tab,
please make sure the external software is included in
your PATH environment variable.
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:
"Internet Explorer is not currently supported for HP-UX
B.10.20."
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) MSFT_HOME=/net/myhost/local/ms/ ; export MSFT_HOME
Note the trailing "/" character.
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.
Note that different implementations or configurations of
automounters may introduce the NFS naming inconsistency.
does not limit the print range.
will fail on startup while enumerating the terminal's
fonts. You should make sure the terminal is not using
fonts from its host's font server. In the following
instructions, we assume the host's name is "myserver":
1) Execute the command "xset q" and verify that the
font path contains "tcp/myserver:7000"
2) Execute the command "xset fp- tcp/myserver:7000"
3) Start Internet Explorer
In our testing we have found that the font server's fonts
are not required by Internet Explorer or by other
applications.
Keywords : kbreadme msieunix
Version : UNIX:4.01
Platform : UNIX
Issue type : kbinfoLast Reviewed: March 18, 1999