Hello Peter & all fellow TBUDL members,
Friday, January 21, 2000, 6:17:42 PM, Peter wrote in response to my saying:
>> The file - that was downloaded on Jan 19 from
>> http://www.ritlabs.com/ftp/pub/the_bat/the_bat.exe
>> is evidently not a compressed file and wants to go into a setup
>> routine when I click on it. Do I need to go through that?
PS> It is a self-extracting RAR archive. You can open it with e.g.
PS> WinRAR (www.rarsoft.com) without executing it.
I have winrar installed and expected it to take over, if the file was
compressed, which it didn't. Thanks to your tip, I opened winrar and
dragged the file to it, which then should it's contents. I had later
downloaded the .exe file only from the beta site, and replaced the
1.38e .exe file with that this morning. Can't say I notice a
difference yet.
PS> There was a discussion on this list or TBBETA some weeks ago on
PS> compressing utilities, mentioning other freeware and shareware tools
PS> capable of reading RAR format, perhaps you find it in the archive...
Another good TB buddy gave me the url for it some time back. TBUDL has
turned out to be not only a reliable source of TB support, but an
outstanding example of civility and citizenry. Lasting friendships
that go far beyond the list itself are already coming from it. Sure TB
has bugs and the will continue to be found and corrected, as the
mailer is improved. New bugs will arise but those too will be taken
care of.
Thanks again for the tip.
Douglas
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