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Date:	Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:33:04 PST8
From:	"Mark D. Overholser" <os2@markoverholser.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Is this an MS-IE ONLY thing ?

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J. R. Fox wrote:
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> In using Mozilla 1.4, I've noticed some download anomalies. This is
> not at all the only example, just the most recent one. I went to the
> Simtel s/w archive, and tried to download an item from quite a few
> of the links on this page:
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> http://www.simtel.net/product.download.mirrors.php?id=61113
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> In almost every case, instead of getting the d/l file, a left mouse
> click
> on the link gets me streaming gibberish (code). O.K., I know about
> the
> bug that goes back to early Netscape days, so I try SHIFT-Left-Mouse-
> button instead. The dialog box offers me only an HTML d/l of the
> links
> page. Same deal with Righ-Mouse-click, for Save Target As. I finally
I see the same gibberish.. It apears that the RAR "MIME TYPE" is not
setup (Using Mozilla 1.5 Win32 & OS/2).

MarkO
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> did get the file (which brought up another issue -- see next message)
> I think
> from one of these links, but it seemed to be an unrepeatable fluke.
>
> Anyone else run into this ?
>
> Incidentally, following this same trail, NS 4.61 was unable to get any
> further
> than a "Your D/L should begin soon" type message. I did experiment
> with
> changing Settings like JavaScript, but it made no difference.
>
> Jordan
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