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Posted by rf on 10/15/72 11:27
Luigi Donatello Asero wrote:
> "rf" <@invalid.com> skrev i meddelandet
> news:0Z3Ze.11630$0E5.3360@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > Luigi Donatello Asero wrote:
> >
> > > I am using Win98/Wordpad on this computer.
> >
> > Windows 98 is not in general unicode compliant unless you have installed
> the
> > Microsoft Layer for Unicode (which you have not or you would not be
asking
> > this question).
>
> Well, actually, I guess that I have already done it because I am posting
in
> UTF-8
No you have not. You would know if you did. It is not a trivial exercise.
If your newsreader is capable of UTF-8 it does *not* mean your underlying
operating system is so capable. Your browser is also capable of UTF-8 (if
you have let it download the required language pack) and probably unicode
and others (you *have* downloaded or accepted language packs because your
site is in multpile European languages). Your operating system (98) is *not*
unicode compliant and your notpad and your wordpad are not[1].
> > > WinXP does not seem to be compatible with the ftp program which I use
at
> > the
> > > moment.
> >
> > I doubt this. Generally if it runs on 98 it will run on XP.
>
>
> Well, actually, I said that because I tested it!
Er, in fact it is the other way round. Your ftp program is not compatible
with XP is a more correct statement.
If your ftp program, whatever it is, does not run on XP then it is broken.
Severly. Replace it with a program that works.
> There is a new version of the software which seems to be compatible but I
do
> not know, yet, how to buy it without using credit cards, that mean by cash
> or by invoice.
Yeah, whatever. Paranoia. I buy something every week via internet and using
my credit card. I also buy petrol at the local petrol shop with my credit
card and that is *far* less secure. But you should know about that, with
your https and all :-)
Anyway who actually pays money for an ftp program these days. There are
hundreds of them available freeware. &deity, it would take me less than an
hour to write one myself. That reminds me, I had to write an ftp client to
fit into one of my software packages about ten years ago. Took me, actualy,
two hours then. These days .NET comes with a file system that does not
distinguish between the local file system, ftp, http, telnet and a couple of
other things. Just open the file dammit Jim!
[1] Must fire up a 98 notepad (I have one laying around somewhere) to
confirm this :-)
Cheers
Richard.
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