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| Developer(s) | Netscape Communications Corporation AOL |
|---|---|
| Initial release | November 14, 2000 |
| Final release | 6.2.3[1] 
/ 15 May 2002 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Predecessor | Netscape Communicator |
| Successor | Netscape 7 |
| Type | Internet suite |
| License | Proprietary EULA |
Netscape 6 is a discontinued Internet suite developed by Netscape Communications Corporation, and was the sixth major release of the Netscape series of browsers. It superseded Netscape Communicator (4.x), as the release of Netscape Communicator 5 was scrapped. Netscape 6 was the first browser of the Netscape line to be based on another source code: Mozilla Application Suite, an open-source software package from the Mozilla Foundation, which was created by Netscape in 1998.
Netscape 6 was first released on November 14, 2000. Version 6.2.3 was the last release in 2002, and it was succeeded by Netscape 7.
It consisted of the following major components:
- a web browser
- an e-mail and news client, Netscape Mail & Newsgroups
- an address book
- an HTML editor, Netscape Composer
- an instant messaging client, AOL Instant Messenger
- ^ "Netscape 6.2 Release Notes". May 23, 2002. Archived from the original on June 30, 2002.