Re: File download problem
On Sun, 27 Dec 1998, KTB wrote:
> Hi, I was downloading the Communicator file once again. I tried another
> installation and came very close this time. Anyway I decided to remove
> all the previous Communicator files I had downloaded and see if a fresh
> one would work. I used "rm" to take out a communicator directory and
> all the files. I used "updatedb" and "locate communicator" and didn't
> find anything.
>
> My problem is when I finished downloading the Communicator file with
> Lynx the selection "save to disk" came up; I selected that and when I
> did, got the message, "Alert!: Cannot write to file" then it said to
> "enter a new file name" which I tried but it just kept saying
> "Alert!:..." So what have I done now? Why can't I save the file to
> disk?
> Thanks,
> Kent
Possibly you are in a directory for which you do not have write
permission.
IMHO, you would be better off getting it with an ftp client instead of a
browser.
Bob
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