18-07-2005 06:47									#31
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quote: Originally posted by Sparrowhawk .....As for the problem Kull identifies above, I attempted to download a game file from the PBEM in question and did not experience any difficulties.

I still have the attachment.php problem with all posted files in the PBEM section. Limited testing elsewhere on Apolyton produced mixed results. Scenario files in the UCII archive download normally (correct name and suffix), but the Indeo Drivers posted on the Civ2 page appear as "view.php". So something is definitely wrong.

	18-07-2005 11:33									#32
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I was able to enter the forum in the week-end from home and now I write from office. It seems that it was a temporary problem.

I remember that I wrote a post in the week-end about being able to write from home, but I cannot see my post here. Although I receivce an e-mail notice for this thread.

	18-07-2005 13:53									#33
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quote: It seems that it was a temporary problem

no, it seems i fixed it

	18-07-2005 16:23									#34
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Thanks for doing whatever you did Mark.
It's finally worth coming to work again.

	19-07-2005 08:05									#35
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG no, it seems i fixed it

not the file download problem.......

EDIT: Oddly enough, the file works if renamed (so I can use it in the PBEM) but the name is always "attachment.php".

	19-07-2005 16:01									#36
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It sounds more like a browser problem than a server problem. I recall having that problem with Netscape waay back in the misty dawn of time.

	19-07-2005 19:25									#37
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So to sum up, no one really knows what happened , others did experience it and whatever it was seems to be over??

Well thanks I guess. I'll try from work later tonight to see if the problem still exists for me

	21-07-2005 00:04									#38
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quote: Originally posted by Kull not the file download problem.......

QFT!

quote: EDIT: Oddly enough, the file works if renamed (so I can use it in the PBEM) but the name is always "attachment.php".

How do you mean, rename them?

	21-07-2005 00:33									#39
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Oh, when I try to download an uploaded file, I get view.php

	21-07-2005 02:22									#40
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Maniac, you can rename a file when itīs downloaded. If it is a word document for instance, you can rename it with a proper file ending (in this case .doc). Then itīs possible to open it with Word even if it was named attachment.php when you downloaded it.

	21-07-2005 06:41									#41
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Thanks for the tip!
Hooray for Zoidberg!

	21-07-2005 08:39									#42
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quote: Originally posted by Dr Zoidberg It sounds more like a browser problem than a server problem. I recall having that problem with Netscape waay back in the misty dawn of time.

Normally I'd agree with you, except my browser was working fine when I left home a couple weeks ago. While on the trip I read the message boards (using a different machine) and heard about the "php" problem. When I returned home, suddenly all the downloaded files show up as "attachment.php". Now that could be completely unrelated to the earlier php problem, but if so why are others still reporting the same difficulty? And if this was some kind of random browser problem, why haven't we heard this SPECIFIC complaint before?

Nope, Apolyton still has a problem.

	21-07-2005 08:55									#43
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DaveV on the other Civ2 PBEM Game reported having problems downloading the save as well. Not sure if the same problem or not, but it seems clear that Kull is correct here.

* Sparrowhawk

	21-07-2005 14:55									#44
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quote: Originally posted by Maniac Thanks for the tip! Hooray for Zoidberg!

Iīm happy to help

	21-07-2005 15:15									#45
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quote: Originally posted by Kull Normally I'd agree with you, except my browser was working fine when I left home a couple weeks ago. While on the trip I read the message boards (using a different machine) and heard about the "php" problem. When I returned home, suddenly all the downloaded files show up as "attachment.php". Now that could be completely unrelated to the earlier php problem, but if so why are others still reporting the same difficulty? And if this was some kind of random browser problem, why haven't we heard this SPECIFIC complaint before? Nope, Apolyton still has a problem.

I guess. There might be some Poly-IE problem only. I tried downloading it with Mozilla Firefox and it was no problem at all. With IE I got a .html document when I right-clicked and chose "save target as".

The simple solution to this problem would of course be to change browsers. I noticed that IE was horrendously slow in addition to the .php problem...

EDIT: When I logged in via IE and downloaded it just by clicking the link it worked like itīs supposed to. I got a .net file of 98 kb (ha_a.760.net) Strange...

	21-07-2005 18:34									#46
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Another example:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...423#post3924423

	22-07-2005 16:08									#47
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I too have the "attachment.php" problem, using IE 6 and have not had the problem ever (I last time downloaded something ~ 2 weeks ago).

	22-07-2005 16:16									#48
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I have nothing more to add. My self-proclaimed network technicianship only goes so far

	22-07-2005 17:17									#49
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the issues were casued by the page-compression mechanism which has been disabled...

	22-07-2005 19:36									#50
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG the issues were casued by the page-compression mechanism which has been disabled...

Thanks Markos. But in the spirit of "trust, but verify", a test of the PBEM download produced the same problem, a file named "attachment.php". However, knowing Apolyton had taken action, I decide to clean the dreck out of my browser, and that did solve the problem. So.....for those still experiencing the "file name problem" (which, nod to Zoidberg, is probably an IE-only issue), here's how to solve it:

1) Tools, Internet Options opens the configuration box.

2) Click the "Clear History" button and then "OK".

3) Close the browser, open up and try to download a file. If the problem persists, repeat Step #1.

4) Now click the "Delete Cookies" and "Delete Files" buttons and then "OK".

5) Close the browser, reopen, login to Apolyton, and you'll have no problem.

(NOTE: I did all three of those at once and that solved the problem, but I think only one of the buttons is actually necessary.....but I'm not sure which!)

	22-07-2005 22:19									#51
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Ok good -- glad to get an answer and I think this thread can die now

	23-07-2005 04:24									#52
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I'd first like to thank MarkG for solving the issue.