Re: Need Help Downloading

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Slick writes ...
> 
> There are a couple other things I should mention. First of all, I have
> had problems downloading ShrinkIt archives via HTTP with Netscape
> Navigator 3.0, 3.0 Gold, and 3.01 on the Mac, Netscape Communicator 4.0
> on the Mac, Navigator 3.0 on a Windows '95 platform, and Navigator 3.0
> Gold on a Windows 3.1 machine.

     Yes. The problems with http:// downloading from many A2 sites and
author web pages is something which needs to be mentioned regularly. Too
many users waste too much time doing downloads which end up being of no
value.


> Both versions of ShrinkIt have a 50-50
> chance of successfully extracting the file.

     It boils down to whether or not the download is corrupted. From
some sites, the odds of obtaining a good http:// download of any .SHK
file appear to be nearly zero. The problem is with how the site
communicates with popular browsers under http. For some reason, the
result is often a file which contains numerous Text line-enders which,
naturally, corrupts the file.



> This problem only occurs
> when I use HTTP to download. Gopher and FTP transfers work fine.

 ....

     With FTP:// the results have been very good. Could you explain how
to do a "Gopher" download?



Rubywand