OK, after searching through some of the archives, I think the files are "marked" inappropriately by the web server. Is it the MIME type? I'm not really a web guy so I may not be using the right terminology, and I know I don't understand exactly what's happening. Some info here: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=32983&highlight=torrent
I know it's not technically Firebird's fault, but it would be nice if there were a way to look at the name of the file being served and catch these problems. Does this already exist? Any way to easily add it? I tried adding the (MIME? File types area?) info directly in the past in Mozilla and Firebird, and it didn't help.
Thanks for any help.
some .torrent and .asx(?) problems in Windows
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OK.....
I wish I were more proficient at coding, but that might be a good idea to consider. If people hope to see greater acceptance of things like Firebird, they ought to do a few things to make it easier for people who don't understand or even less, care about the standards. When this stuff doesn't work in FB and it works fine in IE, 9 out of 10 people won't care that "it's the web site's fault."
IMHO, of course, but I really do prefer FB and hope to see it do well. It's also a mild hassle to deal with these things, as they aren't at all uncommon on the web.
I wish I were more proficient at coding, but that might be a good idea to consider. If people hope to see greater acceptance of things like Firebird, they ought to do a few things to make it easier for people who don't understand or even less, care about the standards. When this stuff doesn't work in FB and it works fine in IE, 9 out of 10 people won't care that "it's the web site's fault."
IMHO, of course, but I really do prefer FB and hope to see it do well. It's also a mild hassle to deal with these things, as they aren't at all uncommon on the web.