Re: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-16 Thread Dieter Hummel
Hello Listmembers, On Wed, 15 Mar 2000 at 20:50:51 [GMT +] Simon wrote: really. However, for users who visually check FTP for the file, then perhaps a plaintext file named with the current version number could be placed in the folder so that everyone can identify the release. Beyond

Re[2]: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-16 Thread Paul
Hello Dieter, Thursday, March 16, 2000, 10:18:18 AM, you wrote: DH It would be helpful to put the file which normally inform us about the DH changes a new version has undergone, as 'descript.ion' or 'index.txt' or DH 'index' into the same ftp directory as the executable or zipped beta. DH

Re: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-15 Thread Christopher J. Trybowski
Hello Nick, On Saturday, March 11, 2000 you wrote: The file 'thebat.exe' is the main executable only. The file the_bat.exe is the full install. It would have been far less confusing to name the full install tb1.41.exe for instance, and the executable could then retain the name thebat.exe I

Re: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-15 Thread Thomas Fernandez
Hi Christopher, On Sun, 12 Mar 2000 14:00:58 +0100GMT (12/03/2000, 21:00 +0800GMT), Christopher J. Trybowski wrote: CJT I asked for this change long long ago, but I was told that this is to CJT ensure that all the links always refer to the newest version. And CJT after some thinking I

Re: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-15 Thread Simon
Christopher, dia duit! On Sunday 15/03/2000 you posted the following comments to Nick @ [EMAIL PROTECTED]: big scissor snip C I asked for this change long long ago, but I was told that this is to C ensure that all the links always refer to the newest version. And C after some thinking

TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-11 Thread Douglas Hinds
Hello all fellow TBUDL members, ftp://ftp.ritlabs.com/pub/the_bat/the_bat.exe "File not found" is what I'm getting. ftp://ftp.ritlabs.com/pub/the_bat/beta/thebat.zip This one does download. Douglas -- -- View the TBUDL archive at

Re: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-11 Thread Thomas Fernandez
Hallo Douglas, On Sat, 11 Mar 2000 02:42:08 -0600 GMT (11.03.2000, 16:42 +0800 GMT), Douglas Hinds wrote: DH ftp://ftp.ritlabs.com/pub/the_bat/the_bat.exe ^^ DH "File not found" is what I'm getting. The file name is thebat.exe (unlike in the directory

Re[2]: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-11 Thread Douglas Hinds
Hello Thomas all fellow TBUDL members, Saturday, March 11, 2000, 3:13:03 AM, Thomas wrote in response to my saying: DH ftp://ftp.ritlabs.com/pub/the_bat/thebat.exe ^^ DH "File not found" is what I'm getting. TF The file name is thebat.exe (unlike

Re: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-11 Thread Allie Martin
On Sat, 11 Mar 2000 02:42:08 -0600, Douglas Hinds wrote: ftp://ftp.ritlabs.com/pub/the_bat/the_bat.exe "File not found" is what I'm getting. I just double checked it and it works. -- CU, Allie ... Using The Bat! v1.41 *:* Windows NT5 (Build 2195 ) --- ** Originality is the art of

Re: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-11 Thread Allie Martin
On Sat, 11 Mar 2000 17:13:03 +0800, Thomas Fernandez wrote: DH ftp://ftp.ritlabs.com/pub/the_bat/the_bat.exe ^^ DH "File not found" is what I'm getting. The file name is thebat.exe (unlike in the directory name, there is no underscore in the file

Re: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-11 Thread Simon
How-do-you-do, Allie Martin posted to [EMAIL PROTECTED] making the following comments: AM It was I who gave the ftp URL. I AM used it to download my copy which is in front of me now and is called AM the_bat.exe. I tried the URL and it works. I also used the FTP URL you posted and the file

Re: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-11 Thread Nick Andriash
On Saturday, March 11, 2000, 5:54:01 AM, Simon wrote: How-do-you-do Douglas, The file 'thebat.exe' is the main executable only. The file the_bat.exe is the full install. It would have been far less confusing to name the full install tb1.41.exe for instance, and the executable could then

Re: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-11 Thread Leif Gregory
Hello Nick, On Sat, 11 Mar 2000 at 06:33:52 [GMT -0800], you wrote: The file 'thebat.exe' is the main executable only. The file the_bat.exe is the full install. NA It would have been far less confusing to name the full install NA tb1.41.exe for instance, and the executable could then retain

Re: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-11 Thread Paula Ford
On Saturday, March 11, 2000, Leif Gregory wrote: I once asked RITLabs why they insisted on keeping the the_bat.exe filename across different versions, and they said it was so that no matter what review you read, and no matter how old it was, you would always be pointed to the most current

Re: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-11 Thread Leif Gregory
Hello Paula, On Sat, 11 Mar 2000 at 10:42:42 [GMT -0500], you wrote: PF The problem with this logic is that mirror sites are often not up PF to date. You're never sure what version you are getting. I know PF I've downloaded and installed the same version as I currently have PF more than once.

Re: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-11 Thread Allie Martin
On Sun, 12 Mar 2000 01:20:34 +0900, Leif Gregory wrote: Yep, me too. I always grab the latest version from the RITLabs FTP, so I haven't run into this problem in a while. I didn't say it was right, only that I understood their reasons. It's indeed reassuring to see the version number

Re: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-11 Thread Thomas Fernandez
Hallo Allie, On Sat, 11 Mar 2000 11:35:54 -0500 GMT (12.03.2000, 00:35 +0800 GMT), Allie Martin wrote: AM It's indeed reassuring to see the version number in the AM download. At least you may abort the download when you see that the AM version is not the desired one. Ritlabs policy

Re: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-11 Thread Allie Martin
On Sun, 12 Mar 2000 01:33:18 +0800, Thomas Fernandez wrote: Q: Why would you download TB if you are already running it? A: Because you know an update is available. Or you're downloading it for the first time off a mirror site and aren't really sure which is the latest version. At

Re[2]: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-11 Thread Douglas Hinds
Hello Nick all fellow TBUDL members, Saturday, March 11, 2000, 8:33:52 AM, Nick wrote in response to Simon Says (sorry, I couldn't resist that): The file 'thebat.exe' is the main executable only. The file the_bat.exe is the full install. NA It would have been far less confusing to name the

Re: TB! 1.41 download

2000-03-11 Thread Tom Plunket
Leif wrote: NA It would have been far less confusing to name the full install NA tb1.41.exe for instance, and the executable could then retain the NA name thebat.exe I don't know about the others, but I found them to NA be confusing, listed as they were. LG I once asked RITLabs why they