Subject: More Net DL info
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Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 20:29:24 -0500



We have been discussing downloading from the net
recently and I was asked to run a test. Here are the
results with a few additional tests I added. The file
tested was mar2.0.1.bxy. All downloads were started
via the save as method. A right click on the link in
all systems. The function name may vary a bit. For
Netscape it's 'save link as'. I don't remember the
IE name but you will get a file locator window if you
select the right one.

Windows 95
    Netscape ver 3.04
        DL size from browser = 107k
        Actual size  of file       = 110,268
        Tested ok?                    = No

    IE ver 4.01 (SP1)
        DL size from browser = 107k
        Actual size of file        = 109824
        Tested ok?                    = Yes

    AOL 4.0 (16 bit).
        Couldn't access file! Access to page was ok though.

Linux
    Netscape 4.6
        DL size from browser    = 107k
        Actual size of file           = 109824
        Tested ok?                      = Yes

    Netscape 4.6 direct to HFS volume
        DL size from browser     = 107k
        Actual size of file            = 109824
        Tested ok?                        = Yes

As this shows, only Netscape on Win 95 system
failed to download correctly.

As an aside. The download to HFS was nice for me. Now
I download straight from the net to a filesystem which the
KEGS emulator understands. From there, manipulation
is quite easy.