I'll get this repaired today, the filename may be screwing up some browsers (I have no problem myself with IE 6)
Charles Daminato OpenSRS Product Manager Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: November 26, 2002 6:34 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: New Client Code 2.6 > > > This is a common problem! It is caused by TUCOWS naming their file wrong, > and probably ALSO the mime codes on their and/or your end! In answer to > your question, my IE browser has the problem, my netscape one does NOT! > On yours it could affect the other one or both. > > FIRST of all, there is a 50% chance your file is ****NOT**** corrupted! > Try reading it as a TAR file with NO compression! > > You probably already figured out the problem from that solution! > > MIME codes can cause problems. I had one product set one of my browsers > up with a routine to download ebk files. When I tried to download an ebk > file for ANOTHER product, it was corrupted. My only easy solution at THAT > point was to use another browser. THEN, It worked fine! > > WHY does this happen? Somebody got the bright idea that they could speed > up the internet by having on the fly decompression of files. > Those downloads > COULD have been pictures on a website! > > What can TUCOWS do to fix the problem? Simply give the file a > .tgz extension! > That will defeat this problem, AND make the format clear to everyone! > > Steve > > Hi All, > > > > When I try and download client code version 2.6, it is supposed > to be 511Kb, > however, it downloads 2MB+ and is a corrupt file. > > > > Does anyone else have this problem? > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Bruce > > > > > > Bruce Martin > > ASP Network Solutions Limited > >
