Re: Downloading via Lynx

[nparker@cie-2.uoregon.edu (Neil Parker)]

In article <Pine.A32.3.91.950727010648.50615A-100000@srv1.freenet.calgary.ab.ca>
"Brian D. Uhreen" <bduhreen@freenet.calgary.ab.ca> writes:
>	I am on the Internet via a freenet and my trusty ol' GS.  my 
>freenet is using (i think) lynx 2.4 (not 2.4.2 beta) and I have a problem 
>receving some files.
>	If I FTP into Grind or Caltech the file with the extention .SHK 
>(the shrunk ones) are list as a text file NOT as a binary file.  There 
>are a few files on caltech with a .BIN extention and they are getting 
>corectly listed as binary.  As it is right now, I am restricted to 
>downloading file that are only in the BSC format. (ie. text converted 
>binary).  So far this hasn't been to much of a problem EXCEPT for the 
>fact that I would really like to get my hands on the HyperCard GS disks 
>from the apple server.  these of course are in BXY (listed on lynx as 
>text) with that wonky 512k header...
>	Does any one have an idea as to how I can go about getting these 
>files (and/or other files of similar type ie. .shk, .bxy) from Grind or 
>Caltech?

If your freenet is running UNIX, the solution is fairly simple.  Use
a text editor to create a file called ".mime.types" in your home directory,
and put the following lines into it:

application/x-Shrinkit shk SHK sdk SDK
application/x-BinaryII bny BNY bqy BQY bxy BXY

This tells lynx to recognize Shrinkit and Binary II files as binary.  It also
puts the word "Shrinkit" or "BinaryII" in the file type column as appropriate.

If your freenet is running some operating system other than UNIX, the
.mime.types feature should still be available, but the file name will probably
be different, so you'll have to do some research to find out what file name
your operating system uses instead of ".mime.types".  VMS computers use the
name "MIME.TYPES"; I don't know what name other operating systems use.

              - Neil Parker
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