Jim Hu of CNET reports that AOL is testing Netscape Communicator in a “move that could reignite a browser war” by making Netscape the default for some 34 million Web surfers . . .

“America Online said Thursday that it has begun testing technology developed by Netscape Communications within its software, fueling speculation that it may replace Microsoft's Internet Explorer as its default Web browser.”

“We've been testing Netscape's Gecko on CompuServe since fall, and AOL is just beginning to test now,” AOL spokesman Jim Whitney said. “We've invested significant resources in continuing to develop Gecko, and it is great technology.”

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