Alex Eagar wrote:
>...
>     Is there a particular reason that there is no Open/Run option for
> downloading applications?  I can see how it might be seen as a
> security risk, but Netscape 4.x

Which version, on which platform? I don't think Netscape ever did this.

>                                 and Internet Explorer have that
> feature and it is quite pleasant to not have to place the application
> somewhere on the hard drive and then have to go and find it.
>...

See `File download: open OS file browser to location after download'
<http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63346>.

There's also a bug for allowing direct opening of the file itself, but I
can't find it.

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