Re: Fw: Case sensitive url's are dumb, aren't they?

Thank you Ted, I needed a good laugh today ;) Actually, though, Notepad will
let you put your own extension if you use Save As instead of Save.

Frani

----- Original Message -----

> Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 17:15:31 -0700
> From: "Ted Temer" <temer(at)c-zone.net>
> Subject: Fw: Case sensitive url's are dumb, aren't they?
>
> I sent this privately but decided I should have the courage to "bare" my
> philosophical shortcomings for all to see ...
>
> - ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ted Temer" <temer(at)c-zone.net>
> To: "Floyd Baker" <fbaker(at)olm1.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 12:26 PM
> Subject: Re: Case sensitive url's are dumb, aren't they?
>
>
> > Floyd:
> >
> > Alas--you too, have been spoiled by the evil ways of Microsoft.
> >
> > It sounds to me like your ISP might be running one of those Apache
servers
> > developed, not in the American Wild West as you would expect, but
possibly
> > in Asia Minor, running on machines, invented I believe, by the Ottoman
> > Empire in either Mesopotamia or Persia, and called a "eunuch" or some
> such.
> > (Please, Capt. "O" -- I'm only kidding!)
> >
> > Removing the tongue from one's cheek, Unix servers is not the only
example
> > of case sensitive meanness in the web world. JavaScript for example is
> also
> > case sensitive. It is a good idea to develop the habit of checking for
> this
> > as it can cause you all kinds of grief in several areas.
> >
> > However--even on Apache servers case should only matter on the second
> level
> > below the domain name. As in:
> >
> > www.notcasesensitive.com/verycasesensitive.html
> >
> > That having been said, you can see where an image would fall into the
case
> > sensitive area. www.domain.com/images/imagename.gif
> >
> > I too have some software that defaults to upper case extensions but
there
> is
> > an easy work-around in Windows, (and Mac too, I think). Just type the
> whole
> > file name, (including the extension). EX: filename.jpg - Most programs
> will
> > respect this extra effort and let you have your way.
> >
> > NOTE: The major exception to this is NotePad. It tends to put .txt on
the
> > end of anything you save in it. EX: filename.html.txt
> > Sometimes you have to go to Windows Explorer and rename.
> >
> > Also, some FTP programs can be set to check for this case problem and
many
> > web editors allow Search and Replace to change .JPG to .jpg, etc. .
> >
> > I also find muttering under one's breath to be of spiritual benefit at
> such
> > times.
> >
> > Best wishes
> > Ted Temer
> > Temercraft Designs Redding, CA
> > temer(at)c-zone.net
> > www.temercraft.com/
> > www.newsredding.com/

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