Is anyone from Redhat ever going to address this problem? I still can not download the .ISO's with IE. Am i to assume that no one will ever be able to download with IE the ISO's? Also, anyone know if there is a FTP server that paying customers can goto and grab the ISO's?. No resumes with https on what is a HUGE file. IE can sometimes resume a download via http/s, not sure if Netscape can. Ironic, dont you think? ;)
Sure would be nice to be able to use my RHN username and password to login to a ftp server at rhn.redhat.com and ftp all of Redhat's software. Jim. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 1:36 PM Subject: Re: RHN ISO's and IE6 > >> > but could it be that after following the link to download the ISO > >> > that it is then being redirected to an ftp site uses as does the > >> > normal public ftp.redhat.com email for a password anonymous ftp > >> > access??? If so I it is more than likely running into the same > >> > problem IE has with ftp.redhat.com in that the ftp server is > >> > rejecting the anonymous password that IE passes which is "IEUser" > >> > which is rejected by the ftp server due to the fact it is not > >> > formated as an email address??? Netscape formats a "fake" email > >> > address off the bat to get around this. > > > > So how is this actually an IE issue? I see this as an ftp server > > issue. wu-ftpd has specific ftpaccess commands to deal with this > > issue (man ftpaccess, look for passwd-check). > > Exactly my point my friend. To blame all of our problems on MS or close > our webpages to browsers we do not like is more detramental to the open > source community, or any business for that matter, than good. > > RedHat was quick to point out in an article the fact Netscape and other > browsers could not open msn.com although this was an intentional move on > Microsofts part I feel that not fixing an unintentional problem once it is > found out is just as bad. > > Fact: The most widely used browser on the market today is IE, Even if this > was gained through shady business practices we still as web developers > must remeber this and make sure we are not doing away with over half of > the possible clients on the Internet due to not wanting to cater to > an "Evil Empire" as some would say. > > I still say this IS NOT an IE problem but a server side or for that matter > a web developer problem. Simply put if your going to offer a service, > especially one for a fee, over the web you should make sure it is > accessable to the vast majority of users and face it folks netscape and > mozilla do not have near the base IE does. > > Plain and simple telling someone to change browsers if a site don't work > is not a solution on the Internet. Designing your site to cater to at > least the major browsers is the responsibility of the web developer. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
