Subject: Re: problem with zipped files?

From: Michael Brennen <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:31:20 -0600 (CST)

On Mon, 8 Jan 1996, David Parter wrote:

> I recieved the following problem report:
> 
> > I'm having problems downloading the gs351fn1.zip file, in that its 
> > reported as a directory. This happens with WS_FTP32 & Netscape, I've 
> > put the - in front of my password
> > 
> > I've just got round the problem by specifying the full path and file 
> > name in a single line. BTW there are other files with the same 
> > problem.
> > Thanks
> 
> This is not the first time I have heard this, but being a unix person, I
> don't understand it (everything looks fine to me). The file in question
> is a symlink to another file: 
> 
> lrwxr-xr-x   1 rjl   2461       12 Sep 28 19:31 gs351fn1.zip@ -> gs333fn1.zip
> -rw-r--r--   1 rjl   1385  1365916 Oct  2  1994 gs333fn1.zip
> 
> anyone got any ideas?

I don't know if this is the problem, but WS_FTP (under the Options 
button, Session Options) allows viewing links as either directories or 
files.  I don't know what Netscape's problem is with this.

I won't ask or comment on why a symlink of what appears to be a revisioned
file is pointed to a file of what appears to be an earlier revision....

Michael
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From: David Parter <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1996 09:14:31 -0600

anyone got any ideas?

thanks,

	--david