On 2/14/2001 12:26 PM Bob Andrews bo...@in... wrote:
>For a simple form that gives a file result, it would seem that you have to
>go out of your way to make it work on netscape and not ie.
For those with real, honest curiosity about the issue please see:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q267/9/91.ASP
This article describes a bug in Explorer, which is supposedly fixed in
Internet Explorer version 5.5 Service Pack 1.
It is a known problem for people (like me) who write things like this:
Header("Content-Type: application/x-octet-stream; " .
"name=$nicfilename");
Header("Content-Disposition: attachment; " .
"Filename=$nicfilename");
Header("Content-Location: $nicfilename");
Header("Content-Length: $len");
Microsoft has improperly implemented response to the Content-Disposition
header. When the type is "attachment" it is supposed to prompt the user.
It's a known bug.
I don't know exactly what version(s) of MIE have the bug, but 5.0 on
Win98 seems to work alright. They may have broken it in 5.5, so then
they put out a service pack to fix it.
It took me just a few moments of search in Google and Microsoft
searchable knowledge base to find the answer.
Rom-o-matic.net dynamically generates the ROM image, and when you press
"Get ROM" it sends it to your browser. I could mail it, but that seemed
less elegant than the immediacy of sending it in real-time. There's
actually quite a bit going on in those 3 seconds or so (mkdir, untar, gen
Config file from options, make, 10 gccs, a few as86s).
And of course email offered the possibility of abuse/spam.
Anyway, I know there are improvements that can be made, and I appreciate
honest, well-meaning feedback, and (has been demonstrated) I will track
bugs down with enthusiasm.
>And to blame
>Microsoft because one can not write a simple cgi is extremely lame.
Thanks for your well-researched and considered input on this topic.
Regards,
Marty
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