From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 209-23-48-90.ip.termserv.net ([209.23.48.90] helo=mhonline.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian)) id 15BD72-0003Rd-00 for ; Sat, 16 Jun 2001 06:15:28 -0400 Received: (qmail 21352 invoked from network); 16 Jun 2001 10:15:38 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hudson.mhonline.net) ([209.23.37.24]) (envelope-sender ) by smtp.mhonline.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 16 Jun 2001 10:15:38 -0000 Received: from localhost (chuckh@localhost) by hudson.mhonline.net (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id f5GAHuZ00200 for ; Sat, 16 Jun 2001 06:17:57 -0400 Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 06:17:55 -0400 (EDT) From: Charles Hallenbeck To: speakup-info Subject: Re: FAQ In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.4 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: For those who live exclusively in a Linux environment, the distinction between text mode and binary mode transfers is often irrelevant. When maintaining my web site I transfer everything in binary mode, because I do not use the DOS/Windows newline conventions in any of my text files, so I do not want the ^m changed to ^A^M or vice versa. Viva La Binary! On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Kirk Wood wrote: > IE does not behave as it should. A couple notes, while the extension is > used, it is not the only means. Thus an exe file is retrieved in bianary > mode and a txt file in text. But for unrecognized files (such as many disk > images) it checks the file's header info. If that appears to be text, then > text mode is used. Otherwise it is done in bianary mode. > > The save as dialog has no bearing on the method of downloading. It's only > effect is to attempt to let you choose the name and check for other files > with the same extension. If you choose to rename the file, often the > extension will remain intact. > > The moral of the story is that Macroslop has decided users don't know what > they want. Therefore they will decide. They will leave a few things in to > make those who foolishly believe they know what they are doing think the > OS is under control. Meanwhile Macroslop will still decide how things > should be done. > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > > Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh The Moon is Waning Crescent (28% of Full)