26 May
2002
26 May
'02
5:58 a.m.
From: "Jerome H. Fine"
<jhfinepw4z(a)compsys.to>
Organization: Just Sufficient
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: ".gz" files
Reply-to: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 17:38:59 -0400
jpero(a)sympatico.ca wrote:
> Jerome Fine replies"
I want to
thank both Wizard and Roger Merchberger for their help.
I tried that in many different ways - only during one of the 3 clicks
and during all three clicks. It did NOT work.
IE and Nut does that to some files on occasion.
That why I use shift
key to transfer those fussy files intact.
I also shifted to my wife's computer which is running Windows XP/IE.
I tried holding the SHIFT key down during "Save target as ..." and
that did NOT prevent the file from being expanded.
HOWEVER, under Windows XP/IE it DID result in the file being
downloaded CORRECTLY. The final expanded file was named
the same (it was still a ".gz" file), but the size and contents were
IDENTICAL to the original full size file of the CD image.
So, while I have a solution, it is definitely not a reasonable one.
But I guess I might conclude that Windows 98/Netscape 4.78
is NOT executing correctly if Windows XP/IE does download
the same file correctly.
By the way, I also attempted to download ".tar.Z" files and they
were done correctly under Windows 98/Netscape 4.78, so they
are not a problem. Does anyone know of any other ".gz" files
I could test with?
Any more suggestions? PLEASE!
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine