Netscape is the browser/mail/usenet client you are using, and yes it will
work with nearly all providers. Fom your headers you are posting through
Cox and it looks like they farm out the service, but I can't be sure.
Netscape 7.x is based on an old version of Firefox and Thunderbird (the
mail/news component). There have been many security flaws fixed since then.
I can't tell you if any of those have been exploited.

I still have an active netscape.net email address. I'm not sure what might
end it. New ones are not available, you will be directed to AOL.

hi george

things aren't really difficult to understand re these issues and your
history

netscape started out as an alternative service, and that included
development of a really good browser and email/newsgroup reader.

they [netscape] were the first serious contender to microsoft internet
exlorer/outlook/outlook express software, riveled only by opera and forte

aol developed their own proprietary software for their orginal 'closed'
internet system - but it was based upon the same base code as netscape

int he early internet 'wars' for customers, aol looked for any advantage
that would let them keep advantage, and decided to buy netscape and add
it to their customer offering for free - the last two netscape versions
were developed after the merger -

http://netscape.aol.com/

the idea was to use the netscape 'brand' for the dialup service,
http://www.getnetscape.com/getnetscape/?

so there are still folks with a valid netscape email addy, but htose
that went with aol service, had to move over.

http://isp.netscape.com/

 aol tried to deveop dsl  delivered product.

those with netscape addy's didn't realize that their email and such was
now being carried thru aol owned servers.

and  aol has it's own form of newsgroups as 'forums' so you would have
to leave their servers to pick up usenet.

now, 'your' newsgroup service is really thru cox - they don't care which
software you use to access the server they run.

'but', aol was in big trouble - they didn't go with their own dsl
offering, and so began the slow loss of customer base as the various dsl
isp's decided to go with yahoo, msn, or make their own portals.

customers had to make the decision to pay for an isp [dsl] and also the
aol charge on top

with the ever eroding customer base, the aol decision was to discontinue
the costly development of any new netscape versions.

http://browser.netscape.com/

a great many of the code writers and developers moved from aol owned
netscape over to the newly formed 'mozilla' .org, and thus began the new
thunderbiid and firebird products.

p.s.: i used netscape until they stopped supporting it becasue now you
aren't protected fro malicious code as well. with no new updates, there
are backdoor holes that the hackers can take advantage of -