Re: Linux Pre-Alpha #4
Why don't you call it euphor21.tar.gz like most other do? I wouldn't
recommend naming something .tar if it can't be read with tar xvf .
Another point is that extensions are not used in linux the same way
than in dos/windows. File types are recognized from contents,
not from extension. KDE has some MIME support, but it isn't
generalized yet.
Riwal Raude
rauder at thmulti.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Craig [SMTP:rds at ATTCANADA.NET]
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 6:57 AM
> To: EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject: Re: Linux Pre-Alpha #4
>
> Pete Eberlein writes:
> > Perhaps Netscape is interpreting the file as ascii
> > instead of binary, and is adding 1.5K of formfeed chars...
>
> I think you are right. It's probably converting all the \n's to \r\n
> (on DOS/Windows at least).
> I did some checking, and apparently .tgz is not a well-known
> file type among Web browsers. On the other hand, .tar seems
> to be well known, so I've renamed the file as euphor21.tar.
> As a result, Netscape and IE both download it with a left-click,
> and both are successful.
>
> Thanks,
> Rob Craig
> Rapid Deployment Software
> http://members.aol.com/FilesEu/
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