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On Mon, 10 Jul 2000 16:13:41 -0400, Roger Turk wrote:
> Pete wrote:
>>> Hello All,
> Not sure whom to gripe to on this one... but this bug is really
> beginning to burn me!
> http://www.modarchive.com
> is notorius for thier file extension/MIME type combos.
> Files downloaded from them are normal *.zip files, but ".zip" is merely
> *appended* to the original extension.
> When D/Ling and saving these files with A164, I must remove the first
> extension, whereupon my HD clicks normally. Then there is a very
> long wait before the web page returns. If BOTH extensions are left in
> place (i.e. zoolrave.mod.zip), the HD clicks and the file cannot be
> found again, even using "dir zoolrave /s" from the root.
> Perhaps this is an issue with MS-DOS. Windoze/IE has probs associating
> these files w/ apps, Opera handles them without a blink.
> If anyone knows why A164 misplaces these files, or at least takes so
> long to save them, tell me!<<
> Pete,
> I just went to the site and downloaded a small file (wheel_introedit.mod)
> from their top 10 list.
> The first thing that I had to do when Arachne asked me what I wanted to do
> with, "wheel_introedit.mod.zip," was to change it to, "whlintro.zip". Hit
> "Save" and the file was saved in my "Download" sub-directory. Have you been
> changing the name to conform to DOS's 8.3 requirements or merely deleting the
> ".mod" extension?
> Roger Turk
> Tucson, Arizona USA
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When at the F2 "save as" dialog, I simply backspace across the ".mod",
and change the path to "download\songs".
I gather you experienced no undue wait, perhaps it's just one of those
system-specific things. :-]
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Pete Randolph
Morristown Corners, Vermont
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