Safari 3.2.x (Mac OS)

Important note: this document is designed for Local Support Providers (LSPs). The user-level Safari document is here and includes general availability, configuration, documentation, and support information. This page was last modified on Monday, 07-Jul-2008 18:52:14 EDT.

Apple's Safari is a University supported and recommended web browser for Mac OS (Safari is neither supported nor recommended for Windows XP/Vista). To use Safari you need access to PennNet.

Important note: A number of administrative systems, including BEN Financials and Penn Benefits Enrollment, require the use of Internet Explorer for supported access to their products. BEN Application users should refer to the BEN Desktop Standards Document for further information.

Product History At The University

The 2005 web browser evaluation team evaluated Firefox 1.2.x in Spring 2005 and gave it supported and recommended status for Fiscal 2006. This status was extended to Safari 2.0.x running on Mac OS 10.4.x for Fiscal 2007.

The 2007 web browser evaluation team evaluated Safari 1.2x and 2.0.x in Spring 2007 and gave them supported and recommended status for Fiscal 2008. Safari 2.0.x's status was transferred to Safari 3.0 when it was released for Mac OS 10.4.x along with Mac OS 10.4.11 in November 2007.

Information Systems & Computing will support Safari 3.2.x for Fiscal 2009 (Safari 1.2.x has been retired along with Mac OS 10.3.x). There is no expectation that any version of Safari for Windows will be supported.

Mac OS 10.5 Leopard Compatibility

Safari 3.x ships with and functions correctly in Mac OS 10.5 Leopard.

Availability

• Safari 2.0.x is included in the current default install of Mac OS 10.4.x Tiger but is updated to 3.x when the system is updated to Mac OS 10.4.11 or above.
• Safari 3.0.x is included in the current default install of Mac OS 10.5.x Leopard.

Documentation

Configuring Your Web Browser to Allow Pop-up Windows

Related resources

• Apple's Safari web site.
• Apple's web site.