Ivan Bútora wrote:

> 1. In Internet Options -> Advanced, the "Enable folder view in FTP sites"
> setting works in reverse, i.e. if I have this cleared, FTP sites are
> viewed in an Explorer-like interface, if I have it checked, they are
>
> viewed in a HTML-based layout. Has anyone else experienced this?
>

(securitywise for some reasons it's always been said that this should always be
unchecked, and mine always has been)

Just to be clear though so that I don't mentally switch what you means to be Explorer
vrs HTML view, I clicked some quick screenshots of what mine look like each way.

Internet Options> Advanced> Enable Folder View For FTP Sites
....on 9x going to this random public ftp link:
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/
..When that box is UnChecked that ftp site looks like this (my screenshot)
http://img323.imageshack.us/img323/7...checked0wk.gif
(which I assume is what you mean by HTML based)

...and when the box is CheckMarked - that ftp site looks like this: (my screenshot)
http://img323.imageshack.us/img323/5...checked8as.gif
(which is I assume what you mean by Explorer like)


> (The next two issues are when browsing with an Explorer-like interface.)
>
> 2. When I right click on a file or directory and select copy, it does
> not do anything, i.e. it's not possible to paste. (I have not tested
> whether this works in Windows XP.) The "Copy to folder" does work, but
> why is the "Copy" there when it seems not to do anything?

Only the "CopyToFolder" works for me too, but just a 'Copy' does not work and I don't
think it's suppose to either, same as why the 'Cut' does not work since the ftp site
is not really on your own local network, even though that view may make it look like
it is, but it's actually read only, etc, in that case.

> 3. When I double-click a file to open it, IE always tries to open a new
> window and gives me "The page cannot be displayed" after a couple of
> seconds. This seems to work fine in Windows XP.

If I double click a 'file' (not txt file though) within a second a 'File Download'
'Prompt' will pop up just the same as if I was to do a "SaveTarget" on a file at a
website (note though 'SaveTarget' is not available in this particular view)

Now if you computer is not letting you download a file like I just did with the File
Download prompt when double clicking it, then you have something blocking that action
is all; maybe you have restricted zone settings set, or IO options for downloading in
that zone blocked, or a particular site in your Host file, or a dozen other mentions
that could block it, then you will get a this page cannot be displayed prompt - until
you turn off what's blocking that site or its download function in that way.

As far as I can tell Ivan the way mine works anyway, everything seems to be working
normal for what a 9x box is suppose to do; although you know it was never meant to be
a fast, efficient, nor secure way to deal with accessing ftp sites. I don't really
ever use the stock ftp functions in 9x/2K/XP though and always use a separate program
(I have and like CuteFTP) ..but naturally everyone has their own favorite that they
like to use.

Rick


>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ivan