>I am currently downloading many, large files. I try to download to
>RAMDisk for this, since it is fastest. My 32Mbyte will only
>let me have 16Mbyte RAMDisk, so when downloading, I put \cache and
>\temp, ONLY on my RAMDisk. This gives me about 14703Kbytes download
>space.
>
>BUT, current Arachne Versions, after the D/L, do not go straight to
>the "F2 Save" page, but, instead, try to display the downloaded
>file. Very little/None xSwap space is allocated in RAM, and trying
>to display a 14Mb .ZIP or .EXE after download, will usually cause
>me fafal xSwap error. I can manipulate myself around and still
>retrieve the downloaded file, but it is an ungoing nuisense.
>
>I looked into MIME.CFG but couldn't see what needs to be changed
>there to make Arachne go STRAIGHT to the F2 Save page, rather than
>trying to display a download. The ONLY things I want Arachne to
>try to display are .HTM and Images. The rest, even .TXT files, I
>want Arachne to give me the F2 Save page, and let me make MY choice.
>
>I seem to recall that my previous Arachne versions did this, but
>these latest ones do not.....
>
>What do I need to change, and where, to have Arachne do this as
>default behavior..
>
>......gregy
I have an easier way: use Lynx. There is a DOS 386 Lynx at
http://www.rahul.net/dkaufman/
With Lynx, you just type d to download the link.
I've been complaining for some time about the trickery involved in downloading
with Arachne.
