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Re: Mac Files Downloading Problem



>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeffrey R Gilmour <gilmour@zipnet.net> writes:

    Jeff> Here's a problem I can't figure out; it didn't use to
    Jeff> happen, but now it won't go away.  Whenever I download a Mac
    Jeff> file via Netscape it always shows a normal download
    Jeff> (i.e. from 0 - 100% completion).  However, the file is
    Jeff> always about 3/4 the size it's supposed to be.  This is only
    Jeff> a problem with Mac files, as DOS & Linux files download
    Jeff> perfectly.  I guess I should point out that I'm using
    Jeff> Netscape on a Linux box & using E/L.  Any help is greatly
    Jeff> appreciated.

Netscape is trying to be helpful, but like most PC software it doesn't
understand Mac files very well.  The fix is to adjust your mime.types
file, adding the "hqx" to the "application/octet-stream" line.  So
you'll have something like this:

application/octet-stream       bin hqx exe com tgz gz tar             

That's what mine looks like.  That will tell Netscape to treat it as
straight data and not try to do anything with it.  You can find the
mime.types file Netscape is reading by looking at Options -- General
Preferences -- Helpers.

-- 
Melissa Algeo
melissa@ardi.com


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