The database the drivers upload their files to will not allow ftp access.
This is part of a CMS that allows the users to upload files to a central
database that runs the site.

We use the filenames that are used in the sim for a couple of reasons, One
we have a large amount of bandwidth usage each month, and to limit people
from using our database to transfer files other than what they are supposed
to, the only extensions they can upload are the ones we've specified. We've
used this to make it easier for our members, since they can normally just
download the file to the correct folder and don't have to worry about
unzipping it. When you are dealing with the number of files we are on a
weekly basis, this is the easiest way.

The way the files are downloaded is simple. after the members upload a file,
the CMS puts a hyper link to the file. You simply click on the file and it
downloads. Normally you are asked if you want to open the file, or save it
to disk, but either way it has the appendage to it.

Like I said before I'm at a loss, if there is a file by the name of text.txt
it will work fine, even if you have that file already in the folder you are
saving to. You are simply prompted to overwrite or not. But if you take the
exact same file, and rename it text.abc.txt then you get the appendage as
soon as you click on it. Thats why I was wondering how IE handled more than
one period in the filename.

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> "marrant" <marrant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:25D59797-DEFF-4D9E-8109-450535A4006F@microsoft.com
> ....
> > We average over 100 new files a week, that all members have to download,
> > so trying to get them all to simply delete the appendages is not an easy thing.
>
>
> Good point.
>
>
> > I was just trying to find out why it would do this, and a possible solution short of
> > recommending that all league members use a different browser to download
> > files.
>
>
> The only thing that I can think of then is that you use .cab files or .zip files
> which contain the files you want your members to download.
>
> I think the reason that you are seeing the instance qualifier is that you are
> misusing the TIF although it is not clear to me how you are getting those
> files downloaded. What happens if you switch to FTP protocol for the
> downloads instead?
>
>
> Robert
> ---
>
>
>

"marrant" <marrant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5EF21709-7F0C-418C-A79D-BC848FBE6A5A@microsoft.com
....
> The way the files are downloaded is simple. after the members upload a file,
> the CMS puts a hyper link to the file. You simply click on the file and it
> downloads. Normally you are asked if you want to open the file, or save it
> to disk, but either way it has the appendage to it.

Instead of clicking does it make any difference if you right-click
and choose Save As...? E.g. perhaps doing it then would allow
you to direct the file transfer before it starts instead of after?


>
> Like I said before I'm at a loss, if there is a file by the name of text.txt
> it will work fine, even if you have that file already in the folder you are
> saving to. You are simply prompted to overwrite or not. But if you take the
> exact same file, and rename it text.abc.txt then you get the appendage as
> soon as you click on it. Thats why I was wondering how IE handled more than
> one period in the filename.


I don't know but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that the first period
is where the "extension" starts. Then because the extension is more
than 3 characters it would require a new 8.3 name (e.g. using tilde and
numbers). Perhaps that is where the version symptom arises?
You could test this and see in a cmd window with the dir/x command.


Good luck

Robert
---