On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 11:28:08 +0100, Joerg Dietze wrote:
> Hi folks,
> On Fri, 09 Feb 2001 22:58:18 -0700, Gregory J. Feig wrote:
>> 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 noticed this behavior, too, but without fatal errors and very seldom.
> Sometimes clicking back and for buttons helps and displays the correct
> page. This also happens when I hit Alt-H immediately after the download
> has finished.
>> 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..
I have noticed the same behavior too, both with the current version and
with version 1.66. After the dowload has been completed Arachne
occasionally tries to display the file instead of offering me the save
options. Arachne's attempt to display the file happens automagically,
and without any prior keyboard input on my part. After Arachne has
attempted to display the file I can always simply press F2 and then I will
be presented with the save options. I don't know if this is a bug or
some kind of feature. Whatever it is, I find it a minor annoyance rather
than a serious problem. After the download has been completed I am always
successful at saving it, even with multimegabyte downloads, and even
whenever this minor annoyance occurs. BTW, to anyone wishing to reply to
my comments here, I do not want to get involved in a pointless flame war
on how to distinguish the difference beween a minor annoyance and a serious
problem. I know one person on this list who likes to indulge in arguments
of this nature. To me, if it is easy to use Arachne to download and save
files, then there is no serious problem along these lines.
Sam Heywood
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