NS 4.x, table backgrounds, and layers?

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I've never liked Netscape 4.X, but I'm learning to hate it.
I'm just putting the finishing licks on a website and netscape is putting the hurt on me.
It seems to be placing a background that I'm using in a table "in front" of the text on the page. Yes, i'm using nested tables. It only does it sometimes. I know Netscape 4.X reads the layer tag and I'm pondering a method of putting the text in a layer above the background.
Sounds dangerous?
I've poured over the code looking for an open cell, row, or table and have found nothing.
Any suggestion?
I'm hesitant to even aproach the concept of layers.
Should I do it in my CSS?
What exactly would it look like?

[PeOfEo]

nesting tables really screws up netscape 3 and netscape 4 lol. You wont see any hits from those browsers I would wager so dont worrie about it too much.

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I notice from looking at the stats from my other sites that around %4 are using ns 4.x...
problem is, a couple old school techs who work for the business i built the site for think anything past netscape 4.7 is sent from the devil.
my option are fixing the site in 4.7 or arranging an "accident", where they get crushed by a server or something.

[PeOfEo]

lol. Just use java script to detect the browser then when it says that its ns4 then have the cd tray open and shoot a cd at them which would be moving lightning fast and slice their head off before they can see the screw ups that browser wrought upon your page. :)

[spufi]

Design your site against current standards and just make sure the site functions even if no CSS is used. If that means they get a boring black and white version of the site than so be it. As long as it functions properly, that's the main issue.

To solve your background problem post your code here so we can weed through it and see what is wrong with it.

[PeOfEo]

I still say slicing the head of the infidel off is the thing that needs to be done:D