Re: marinetti netiquette

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Adalbert Goertz writes ...


(earlier)

>>

What is the correct site for marinetti? 
 
I tried 
 http://www.zip.com.au/~kashum/marinetti/marinetti.bxy 
 http://www.zip.com.au/~kashum/marinetti/mdk.bxy 
 http://www.zip.com.au/~kashum/marinetti/mfaq.bxy 

<<

     Tried it, too. There was no marinetti/ folder at ...

http://www.zip.com.au/~kashum/




>>

I have a problems witrh downloading marinetti from
gmd.ed
get -uu http://www.apple2.org/marinetti/Mar.2.0.BXY

<<

     If you go to http://www.apple2.org/marinetti/ , there is a
Mar.2.0.BXY download 'button'. Just clicking it starts a download to
your screen-- bad news-- so, you do a right-click and get to pick a
destination folder and the file gets downloaded.

     Mar.2.0.BXY was moved to the GS. According to GS-ShrinkIt, it is
not a recognizable archive. It seems clear that the file is corrupted.

     If one can not download the file under Netscape 4.5 without getting
a screwed up result, the problem is with the original file or with the
site. One cure would be for the author to just upload the thing to a
major ftp archive, like Ground.


and, you and Richard continued ...


>>

> http://www.apple2.org/marinetti/Mar.2.0.BXY
>is always damaged when d/loaded from gmd.de
>I suggest that you upload in .shk format.
 
Firstly, .bxy is a standard in the Apple II world, and is simply a .shk
file with a binary II wrapper. Changing to .shk will only make it harder
for you to download.

<<

     It is not clear how an .shk file is harder to download-- for one
thing, it's a bit smaller; for another, there is one less level of
processing to mess with. GS-ShrinkIt does not care much one way or the
other.


 

> 
> From    : RICHARDB@APPLE2.ORG                   Number    : 24585 of 24589
> To      : ADALBERT GOERTZ                       Date      : 12/25/1998 9:13 PM
> Subject : Re:                                   Reference : NONE
> Read    : No (0 replies)                        Private   : Yes
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> 
> >You should know the basics about posting a .bxy file on a http://
> >That doesnt work unless it is posted as a text file.(binsci,uuencode
> >etc.) If you dojt know theese basics, how do I kjnow that marinetti
> >works?
>
> You're wrong. I know more than the basics about including .bxy files in
> HTML thank you very much.
> 
> Go to your browser prefs and add .bxy to your helper apps and MIME types.
> Obviously somebody already put in .shk else you'd have problems with that
> as well.
> 
> Now piss off you idiot.
> 
> adalbert goertz responds:
> 
> This makes interesting reading.
> Almost like Nathan in the olden days.


LOL! Well, it does illustrate why major software producers hire pros to
handle PR. Actually, except for a few slips, you and Richard had a
reasonably civil conversation.

     You have helped the Marinetti author and distribution site identify
a problem or two; and, you are, obviously, a dedicated IIgs user
interested in the product. So, perhaps, the problem with downloading
will be fixed now.



Rubywand