Java Glossary : Gator

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A plugin for the Netscape 4.79 and Internet Explorer 5.5 Browser that fills in forms automatically, if the site has the one-click icon. It also remembers and fills in passwords. Otherwise you must drag fields individually, still faster that typing. It does not work with Opera 7.21 or Netscape 7.02. download a free copy. You can check that you have the latest version 2.0 by right clicking the systray icon and selecting about. If you write them at support@gator.com they will answer within hours.

There are thee problems with Gator.

  1. It is fat, over 2 MB.
  2. It bombards you with ads at inopportune and unexpected times. You can turn this off by uninstalling the Offer Companion component.
  3. It works only inside Internet Explorer. It won't even manually remember passwords or data for you outside IE.


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