[Fwd: A curious case of attachment filetyping]
Original Message Subject: A curious case of attachment filetyping From:John Hurley johnhur...@argonet.co.uk Date:Wed, 3 December, 2014 11:15 am To: armini-supp...@freelists.org netsurf-users@netsurf-browser.org -- I am not sure where this should go so will post to ARMini and Netsurf lists. On Friday I could send attachments (as .doc files and .pdf) quite normally from the ARMini X using Netsurf 3.2. On Tues they are not being sent as applications but as text files. In that time nothing has changed bar a problem with my Orpheus account but this is ruled out as the cause as both the Iyonix and my Mac and PC laptop can send attachments normally. I have looked for a Netsurf Choices setting which might have been accidentally altered but none seem relevant. Any advice is gratefully acknowledged Dr John Hurley Research and project development for education Dr John Hurley Research and project development for education
RE: [Fwd: A curious case of attachment filetyping]
On Wed, 3 Dec 2014 11:35:59 - (UTC) Dr. John Nurley wrote: I am not sure where this should go so will post to ARMini and Netsurf lists. On Friday I could send attachments (as .doc files and .pdf) quite normally from the ARMini X using Netsurf 3.2. On Tues they are not being sent as applications but as text files. In that time nothing has changed bar a problem with my Orpheus account but this is ruled out as the cause as both the Iyonix and my Mac and PC laptop can send attachments normally. I'm confused. Attachments normally refers to email, which would appear to have nothing to do with Netsurf. Can you please give more detail about what you're doing and how you're doing it? Dave TRY FREE IM TOOLPACK at http://www.imtoolpack.com/default.aspx?rc=if5 Capture screenshots, upload images, edit and send them to your friends through IMs, post on Twitter®, Facebook®, MySpace™, LinkedIn® – FAST!
Re: [ARMini-support] A curious case of attachment filetyping
In message 49375.86.154.71.56.1417605312.squir...@email.orpheusnet.co .uk John Hurley johnhur...@argonet.co.uk wrote: I have looked for a Netsurf Choices setting which might have been accidentally altered but none seem relevant. Andrew Rawnsley wrote: Normally you'd use an email client such as Messenger Pro to send attachments, which would be handled by the program talking to the OS (it's a process that involves the MimeMap module and its corresponding textfile-database of MIME types). The MIME type list is in !Boot.Resources.!Internet.Files.MimeMap or in !Boot.Choices.Internet.MimeMap. If you have backups of these files, it might not be daft to recover them. Thanks for the suggestion I will try that. What makes this more confusing/convoluted/unknown is that you're doing email via a web browser. Not really recommended for more elaborate tasks (eg. sending attachments). I'd *imagine* that NetSurf will use the MimeMap method described above, but in a slightly more generic way (it doesn't know you're doing email etc, nor does it need to). However, it's down to the website (ie. Orpheus) to turn that into an actual email. Neither you, nor Netsurf, have much/any control over this via webmail. Like I say, I wouldn't use webmail to send attachments, myself, although to be fair, I've also not tried Orpheus' webmail client. I *can* say that last time I tried to send 3 photos via Hotmail (last year) it was a complete failure (via Windows browser). Same files sent immediately via Messenger Pro (RISC OS). Orpheus, using squirrel mail has been very reliable handling attachments. Although I had problems evident on all machines over the weekend (someone appears to have got hold of my password and altered all my configuration settings) that is now resolved. The Iyonix and the Mac and PC are behaving as I would expect. We use webmail because as a company we are based in different locations and use a range of hardware so it is a common tool for us all and works well. It is however playing up again on the ARMini as I write this. Perhaps GCHQ are taking an interest! PS, silly suggestion - you *did* append /pdf and /doc to the filesnames? You'd definately have issues at the receiving end if you didn't. Not silly at all, but of course I did. Dr John Hurley Research and project development for education
Re: A curious case of attachment filetyping]]
On Wed, Dec 03, 2014 at 01:30:58PM -, Learning Partners wrote: On Wed, 3 Dec 2014 Dave Higton wrote: snip I'm confused. Attachments normally refers to email, which would appear to have nothing to do with Netsurf. Can you please give more detail about what you're doing and how you're doing it? I am using Netsurf to access Orpheus webmail for emails. Attaching files typed as Word and PDF last Friday was fine, they went as applications. What do you mean, went as applications ? One hopes they went as files. Can Orpheus not tell you what file type is being uploaded? B.
Re: A curious case of attachment filetyping]]
On Wed, Dec 03, 2014 Rob Kendrick wrote: snip What do you mean, went as applications ? One hopes they went as files. Can Orpheus not tell you what file type is being uploaded? Usually, and until last Friday, using Netsurf on the ARMini X Orpheus webmail recognises doc files as application/MS word - from I think the Mime file in !Boot. Since Monday this has changed to plain/text. Ditto with pdf. This nakes the files unreadable to non RISC OS users, who natyurally are the majority with whom I deal and it is inconvenient to say the least as our revenue earners are reports and publications. This is a problem only on the ARMini running Netsurf to reach Orpheus. On the Iyonix running Netsurf all is fine and on other platforms/ browsers, which suggests Orpheus is not the problem - a point which Richard Brown has made firmly. Neither Netsurf nor Orpheus appear to have Choices settings that look as if they control this. I am simply trying to find out where in the chain ARMini X - Netsurf - Orpheus something might be going wrong so I can fix it. The Mime file itself looks ok by the way. And as I say all was well last Friday and I am not aware that I have changed anything to cause the problem. But something is clearly corrupted in the chain. I have tried retrograding to NS 3.1 but the problem persists. I am posting to ARMini support because the problem of corruption could lie with the machine or Netsurf, but not for the reasons stated is it likely to be Orpheus. Dr John Hurley Research and project development for education
Re: routers
In message 23a0f06f54.ga...@gavin.wra1th.plus.com Gavin Wraith ga...@wra1th.plus.com wrote: But my XP notebook, which I usually use to configure the router, seems to be behaving strangely. It can take five minutes for a webpage on the router to load, whether I am using wireless or an ethernet cable to connect the two machines. Something has to be wrong, but what? If it's a Plusnet supplied Thompson/Technicolor router that sort of delay does not seem unusual. I have had similar delays accessing two different Plusnet routers from two different XP equipped computers. Chris -- Chris Shepheard writing as himself chris.shephe...@chrispics.co.uk from far west Surreywww.chrispics.co.uk
Change.org massively scaled images
Hi all Does anyone know why Netsurf scales the images on www.change.org to what seems like several thousand percent? For example on the recent petition https://www.change.org/p/new-era-should-not-become-the-end-of-an-era?utm_source= action_alertutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=192906 pixels in some of the images are about an inch square on the screen so you have to scroll over large areas to read the text. At least this is what I get on NS 3.3 Dev Cl#2419, RISC OS 5.21 Raspberry Pi, be interesting to see what happens on other platforms? thanks, -- Chris
Re: Change.org massively scaled images
Cristopher Dewhurst, on 3 Dec, wrote: Hi all Does anyone know why Netsurf scales the images on www.change.org to what seems like several thousand percent? For example on the recent petition https://www.change.org/p/new-era-should-not-become-the-end-of-an-era?utm_source=action_alertutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=192906 pixels in some of the images are about an inch square on the screen so you have to scroll over large areas to read the text. At least this is what I get on NS 3.3 Dev Cl#2419, RISC OS 5.21 Raspberry Pi, be interesting to see what happens on other platforms? #2419 doesn't like on the A9home. -- David Pitt
Re: Change.org massively scaled images
In article 54705f9528ch...@chris-johnson.org.uk, cj ch...@chris-johnson.org.uk wrote: In article mpro.ng0uey005vvij012x.pit...@pittdj.co.uk, David Pitt pit...@pittdj.co.uk wrote: I don't think he did - blame Pluto, not me 8) At least this is what I get on NS 3.3 Dev Cl#2419, RISC OS 5.21 Raspberry Pi, be interesting to see what happens on other platforms? Seems to be the same on the Iyonix. -- Chris Johnson
Re: Change.org massively scaled images
In message 54705f9528ch...@chris-johnson.org.uk cj ch...@chris-johnson.org.uk wrote: In article mpro.ng0uey005vvij012x.pit...@pittdj.co.uk, David Pitt pit...@pittdj.co.uk wrote: At least this is what I get on NS 3.3 Dev Cl#2419, RISC OS 5.21 Raspberry Pi, be interesting to see what happens on other platforms? Seems to be the same on the Iyonix. Same here (NS 3.2 stable release, Raspberry Pi B, RO 5.21 (13-Sept-14). -- George
