Re: Lynx and binary files

1996-09-14 Thread Brian C. White
> > (a) Content-type: application/GNU Compr. Tar > > > > (b) Content-type: text/plain > > > > The question now is, who tells lynx to identify these files? > > It's normal - look at lynx.cfg file and modify it - it should contain lot > of lines with first word SUFFIX (it tels how to transfer di

Re: Lynx and binary files

1996-09-13 Thread Christopher R. Hertel
;s worth a try. Good luck! Chris -)- On Sep 13, 1:26pm, Martin Schulze wrote: > Subject: Lynx and binary files : Good day folks, : : I've been runnning into a problem with lynx and download of files. : : In an ftp-listing I try to download two files : : (a) x.tar.gz : and : (b) x

Re: Lynx and binary files

1996-09-13 Thread bigl
On Fri, 13 Sep 1996, Martin Schulze wrote: > Good day folks, Ex Equo :-) > Before downloading lynx shows the following (not exactly) > > (a) Content-type: application/GNU Compr. Tar > > (b) Content-type: text/plain > > The question now is, who tells lynx to identify these files? > It's

Re: Lynx and binary files

1996-09-13 Thread Martin Schulze
Hiho, Seems that I have found what I was looking for. Lynx reads /etc/mime.types and the file from 1.1 didn't contain an entry for *.deb files. The mime-support package from the unstable tree does. Sorry for disturbing, Joey -- Individual Network e.V._/

Lynx and binary files

1996-09-13 Thread Martin Schulze
Good day folks, I've been runnning into a problem with lynx and download of files. In an ftp-listing I try to download two files (a) x.tar.gz and (b) x.deb Case (a) works without any problem, but the downloaded file (b) isn't usable. I then took look at the ftpserver and found out that