Re: euphor22.tar
On Fri, 03 Sep 1999, Raude Riwal wrote:
> about extensions-
....<snip>
> >I could use the .tar.gz extension that seems
> >to be the standard in the Linux world, but I find the
> >file name gets mangled when downloading to DOS/Windows,
> >for instance Internet Explorer changes "euphor22.tar.gz"
> >into "euphor22_tar.tar", so you still end up with a .tar file
> >after downloading, plus the name is wrong.
>
> IMO what happens in dos/windows to a file that can't be used
> in dos/windows has no importance- if you download it with
> netscape/windows, before using it on linux you can easily
> rename it. But if you access from linux, it is correct.
> As a rule, I prefer that everything linux-specific would follow
> the general naming habits. Just as you pointed out: people
> don't read instructions. th only way to get rid of this is to
> give a stupid name, so that you're forced to rename it after
> downloading- and to read the instruction!
Agreed. At first glance, it appears that there is an error in the file, a
problem that would be avoided if the file was named correctly. This makes RDS
appear to be unfamiliar with Linux. (nobody reads instructions, you kno)
For the occasional person who needs to download using Windows, they could use
ftp, or you could also post a zipped version. Linux handles zipped files with
no problem.
Regards,
Irv
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