On 23 Apr 00 at 21:42, Glenn McCorkle wrote:
>>> I guess we need conversion programs sophisticated enough to check for
>>> format before converting.
>>
>> We do have them.
>>Both djpeg.exe and png2bmp.exe check the format first.
>>That's why no .bmp is in the cache directory if a image/jpeg is actually a
>>GIF. The problem results because of an error on the server side.(not on our
>>side). If webmasters would simply use the correct extension... we'de have no
>>problem.<g>
I guess Arachne is not idiot-proof enough. I was looking for an image
in my cache directory tonight and I noticed all of those 0 length
.bmp file there too. I think my earlier suggestion to rename them
correctly in the cache is better the more I think about it.
Regards,
Dale Mentzer
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