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Fyron
August 10th, 2003, 12:02 AM
Please, please STOP posting files for download that have read only attributes... it is extremely annoying...
Captain Kwok
August 10th, 2003, 12:44 AM
Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Please, please STOP posting files for download that have read only attributes... it is extremely annoying...<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">What downloads would this be?
Fyron
August 10th, 2003, 12:52 AM
A number of them... several programs, some mods, etc.
Thermodyne
August 10th, 2003, 03:19 AM
Often that problem is caused by the file system inheritance not being blocked on the ftp server. The ftp site is set to read only to keep our freeloading hacker friends from using it for file storage. Then the files on the site inherit the setting by default, and become read only.
Atrocities
August 12th, 2003, 04:07 AM
Trust me when I say that I would never intentionally upload a file that was read-only. But I have seen it where this has happened. Why it does is beyond me, some windows OS glitch or something. Most frustrating to say the least.
Fyron
August 12th, 2003, 05:31 AM
It is because some people use archive utilities that are set to make the zips read only by default, not because of the server. Almost all of the read only files have been gotten off of Shrapnel, which certainly does not set files on it to read only.
Taera
August 12th, 2003, 11:41 AM
whats wrong with RO archive?? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif
Fyron
August 12th, 2003, 09:14 PM
Originally posted by Taera:
whats wrong with RO archive?? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You can not overwrite them, such as when downloading a new Version of a file.
Captain Kwok
August 13th, 2003, 01:23 AM
Originally posted by Taera:
whats wrong with RO archive?? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It makes it a PITA to edit a file, such as a graphic or data file etc...!

[ August 12, 2003, 21:51: Message edited by: Captain Kwok ]
tesco samoa
August 13th, 2003, 01:30 AM
change the attribute.

Hey I do not like spaces http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif but you guys are fine with that http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif