[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: SMB GS Latest Release Posted-- fixing Downloads
http://www.swinglifestyle.com/?signup=17901_funcouple
Click the above link to find other singles and couples looking for sex.
100% Totally free! No Credit cards! No Bullshit! Browse Pics, Search By
ZipCode! Check it out today!
--
"Rubywand" <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote in message
3FD1CC7F.826091E8@swbell.net">news:3FD1CC7F.826091E8@swbell.net...
> "Rich J." writes ...
> >
> > "Bill Garber" wrote ...
> > > "Lucas" <lscharen@d.umn.edu> wrote in message
> > > It now says that the System.Disk may be physically
> > > damaged, but it does now attempt to open, which is
> > > a major step in the right direction.
> > >
> >
> > Interesting that it won't work there, because it works fine from
> > the page that Lucas got it from:
> >
> > http://rich12345.tripod.com/SMB/
> >
> > Maybe it is a problem with how he is downloading/uploading it?
> >
> ....
>
>
> Tried out your SuperMarioBros/gs. Very neat!
>
>
> As some users have noticed, there can be difficulties with
downloading.
>
> The problem is Text mode corruption. Most web host servers do not
know
> what an .shk file is. (Same for .sdk, .dsk, and other Apple II binary file
> types.) Usually, this leaves it up to the user's browser to decide.
>
> Netscape (at least versions up through 4.7x) decides it's Text. Some
> other browsers may do the same. IE seems to default to Binary.
>
> Some host servers which do not recognize .shk, etc. files, will
> automatically tag the file as .txt. That avoids ambiguity; but, it means
the
> user is just about guaranteed to get a corrupted download no matter what
> browser is used.
>
> A browser which, for whatever reason, decides it is downloading Text
> will, at least under Windows, end up creating a file with the LF code
added
> after every CR code which is not already followed by an LF. Practically
> always, that will mess up a .shk file (or any other binary file).
>
>
> The server hosting your pages and files seems to be the kind that
tells
> the browser "I don't know what this is". So, someone who downloads under
IE
> should get uncorrupted downloads of .shk files. Users with other browsers
may
> get corrupted downloads.
>
> For instance, here are lengths of downloads for the game file named
> SuperMario.SHK:
>
> SuperMario.SHK downloaded Under IE 6.x
> 582327 bytes
>
> SuperMario.SHK downloaded Under NS 4.7x
> 585293 bytes
>
> The Netscape download is larger because it's got extra $0A (LF) codes.
> Naturally, that file will not unshrink correctly.
>
>
>
> A simple fix is to rename any .shk files you want people to download
> from your pages so that they are sure to be treated as Binary files:
>
> SuperMario.SHK could be renamed to SuperMarioSHK.bin .
>
> Every server knows a .bin file is Binary; so, SuperMarioSHK.bin will
be
> downloaded in Binary mode with no corruption added. You could add a note
> saying the file can be renamed to SuperMario.SHK after downloading.
>
>
> By the way, there is a fix for binary files corrupted by added Text
> stuff. Downloaders (to a PC) can use Uncook to repair the file. Info and
the
> Uncook program are available from GSWV at ...
>
> http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/DownloadHelp.htm
>
> Evidently, Uncook works because the corruption is added when the file
is
> saved on your hard disk. Uncook seems to find the uncorrupted image of the
> download in your cache and use it to replace the corrupted file. (Which
means
> a user should use Uncook pretty soon after doing the download before the
> cached copy gets overwritten.)
>
>
> Also noticed that the link for downloading Demo.SHK is incorrect. The
> link points to Demo.SHK; but, the file is actually named Demo.shk; so, the
> file is not found.
>
>
>
> Rubywand