I'll get this repaired today, the filename may be screwing up some browsers
(I have no problem myself with IE 6)
Charles Daminato
OpenSRS Product Manager
Tucows Inc. - chuck@tucows.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org
> [mailto:owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org]On Behalf Of
> steve@seasoned-software.com
> Sent: November 26, 2002 6:34 AM
> To: discuss-list@opensrs.org
> Cc: Bruce.Martin@asp-networks.co.uk
> Subject: New Client Code 2.6
>
>
> This is a common problem! It is caused by TUCOWS naming their file wrong,
> and probably ALSO the mime codes on their and/or your end! In answer to
> your question, my IE browser has the problem, my netscape one does NOT!
> On yours it could affect the other one or both.
>
> FIRST of all, there is a 50% chance your file is ****NOT**** corrupted!
> Try reading it as a TAR file with NO compression!
>
> You probably already figured out the problem from that solution!
>
> MIME codes can cause problems. I had one product set one of my browsers
> up with a routine to download ebk files. When I tried to download an ebk
> file for ANOTHER product, it was corrupted. My only easy solution at THAT
> point was to use another browser. THEN, It worked fine!
>
> WHY does this happen? Somebody got the bright idea that they could speed
> up the internet by having on the fly decompression of files.
> Those downloads
> COULD have been pictures on a website!
>
> What can TUCOWS do to fix the problem? Simply give the file a
> .tgz extension!
> That will defeat this problem, AND make the format clear to everyone!
>
> Steve
>
> Hi All,
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> When I try and download client code version 2.6, it is supposed
> to be 511Kb,
> however, it downloads 2MB+ and is a corrupt file.
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> Does anyone else have this problem?
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> Thanks,
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> Bruce
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> Bruce Martin
>
> ASP Network Solutions Limited
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