Re: Opinions wanted

by "Ben Bradley UK" <bradley(at)mudmail.co.uk>

 Date:  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 20:30:44 +0100
 To:  "Freda Lockert" <fredalockert(at)clara.co.uk>,
"HWG" <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
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  todo: View Thread, Original
It doesn't bring up that box though, that was just a stab in the dark

Ben Bradley UK
Creative Director
http://www.thenetzone.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: Freda Lockert <fredalockert(at)clara.co.uk>
To: Ben Bradley UK <bradley(at)mudmail.co.uk>
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: Opinions wanted


> >Yeah this annoys me too.
> >IE5 (not sure about 4) automatically launch Excel and Word files in the
> >browser when you download them but I've never heard of one opening up
word.
> >Are you sure you didn't click 'Open File From its Current Location'
instead
> >of 'Save To Disk' when the dialogue comes up for an http or ftp file
> >transfer request from the browser?
>
> Sorry Ben, but no, and I have a sane witness to prove it!  I just
> left clicked once to follow what looks like a normal link, there was
> no message of any kind from the browser. I visited again on my Mac
> and now see the status bar shows the link is to a .doc file.
>
> The page is http://www.chipcoll.ac.uk/positions.htm.
>
> BTW, my post to the Webmaster bounced (sigh).
>
> Freda
> --
> Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut who stood her ground. -
Unknown.

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