> Now it downloads the sane diff file as 17KB compressed, but I > have to add the .gz suffix to the filename in the netscape > dialog or rename after. Netscape seems to insist on stripping > the extension.
> This is closer. Can anyone improve this? Add the following line to your X resources file: Netscape*encodingFilters: I got this from http://help.netscape.com/kb/client/index.html. Search for "How do I prevent Netscape from automatically unzipping .gz files?". I don't know if setting this resource really disables decompression but, at least, it seems to make sure that the extension is kept.