FAQ

[Bruce Noblick]

Hi!

I am not altogether sure but I think you can make sure that I E downloads in
binary mode for many files.  It attempts to determine the mode by the file's
extension but you should be able to force it to do what you want.

I will explain how it behaves for me.  First, I get the download file
screen.  I am asked if I want to open the file from its current location or
save it to disk.  Then I get the save as screen.  There is a choice on that
screen.  One of the choices is "all files".  I think that if you select that
for the save as type, you can override the default choice and assure
yourself of a binary download.

If you do not see both screens, it may be that you have some options set
differently in internet explorer.  I would be happy to compare settings so
we might be able to figure out exactly what settings get internet explorer
(or as my wife calls it, Internet exploder) to work well for this task --
smile.

Enjoy!
Bruce

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gregory Nowak" <romualt at megsinet.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 7:34 AM
Subject: Re: FAQ


> The only time you need to switch to binary is if you're using
> an ftp client such as ftp under linux, or ftp.exe under windows.
> In that case, all you need to do is to type
> "binary" before starting the file transfer.
> If you're using a web browser, you don't need to do anything,
> since in most cases, the browser knows a binary file when it sees one.
> Greg
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 15, 2001 at 07:58:15AM -0400, Ann Parsons wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Kirk, you mentioned two things you wanted in the FAQ.  One was about
> > switching one's machine to receive binary when downloading the proper
> > files.  The other was something about rawrite.  Can you please tell me
> > again what that was?
> >
> > Also, can somebody give me specific info on how to switch to binary
> > mode when using the web.  Do windows people have to do a certain thing
> > or what.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ann P.
> >
> > --
> > Ann K. Parsons
> > email:  akp at eznet.net ICQ Number:  33006854
> > WEB SITE:  http://home.eznet.net/~akp
> > "All that is gold does not glitter.  Not all those who wander are lost."
JRRT
> >
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