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?

Ben Bradley UK
Creative Director
http://www.thenetzone.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: Freda Lockert <fredalockert(at)clara.co.uk>
To: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 4:24 PM
Subject: Opinions wanted


> Hello
>
> Please, I'd like to know what you think about this situation - the
> web site belongs to our local college, I was the visitor 'tho not on
> my own computer. The address is http://www/chipcoll.ac.uk - I'm not
> asking you to visit.
>
> I clicked on a link to a job ad and the college site downloaded a
> Word file to the PC, launched Word and opened the file automatically,
> all with no warning to me, and no mention anywhere on the site that
> it does that or even that the link is to a .doc file. I expected to
> see an HTML page, or maybe a PDF, not a .doc file.
>
> There's no actual link to the webmaster herself on the site, just to
> 'info at the college', so I hope my fairly forthright email will get
> to the right person.
>
> TIA.
>
> Freda
>
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> --
> Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut who stood her ground. -
Unknown.

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