>
> 1) I cant install mozilla on 1.6RC1 with pkg_add, for the archive is not
> available on ftp.netbsd.org. (i.e, no
> ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/1.6/i386/All/mozilla*.tgz).
>
> Why is it not there? A compilation problem prevents to make it available?
> Or is the package abandoned? Better, is there a web page to track this
> status (compile breaks/abandoned/...) for a given package (or all
> packages)?
>

possibly because 1.5.3 package works fine, so there will be no difference.

> I had the same problem with the png package, but downloading the 1.5
> binary package was OK. The trouble with mozilla is that i cant find it on
> ftp://[...]/1.5/i386/All/.
>
> 2) Furthermore, i do not know if there is a way to upgrade an installed
> binary package to a new version, in a way similar to apt-get on Debian.
> Must i get the source and compile it? Or will pkg_add let me install the
> newer version even if an older version is already installed?
>
> 3) A last question: will openoffice be available for NetBSD 1.6?

same answer.

have both working for 1.5.3

(if you like pentium-optimized binaries i could pkg_tarup and send to you)