Re: FTP....

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Chris Mielke writes ...
> 
> I am trying to use my good old PC here to acess such sites as Asimov to
> D/L software for my IIGS, but Netscape just attempts to display the file
> to the screen instead of asking me if I want to save it.... Am I doing
> something wrong or is my browser setup wrong?? Any Suggestions??
> (I know I will have to figure out how to transfer the files to the IIgs,
> but I will tackle that problem once I get the software onto the PC ;.)
> 
> mrfixx@execpc.com


     As Mike observes, the problem (under ftp) is that Netscape does not know
about some Apple II file types. 

     You can tell recent versions of Netscape about a type (like .shk) by
clicking on Edit and go to Preferences and, then, --> Navigator--> Applications
to get to the place where you define types.

     You can also define file types outside of Netscape under Windows. You can
do this in a file display window-- say, the My Computer window. Select View-->
Options--> File Types.)  When you start Netscape, the file type info will be
recognized and, when you click one of the files to download, you will get the
dialog box Mike mentioned which includes the Save to Disk option.

     When defining a file type, you can pick "Save to Disk" as the Action to
take. Or, you can associate a type with an application like Nulib or AppleWin
and the Action can be to 'Open' the file. Mainly, Netscape needs to know that
the type, say .shk or .dsk, exists so that it does not get the default
treatment-- i.e. get treated like a Text file.


     Defining at least the main Apple II types is a good idea; but, you can get
around doing it. When downloading from an ftp site, you can Right-click on the
file and select Save Link As.



Rubywand