Posted by MikeyMuchos on 10/04/06 11:04

Andy Dingley wrote:

> MikeyMuchos wrote:
>
> > > What are you using to store yours?
> > I'm clicking on File>Save page as... in WinXP.
>
> Sounds like you're using IE ?

Only when there's no other option, which is rarely.
> Suggestion: Get a better browser anyway (like Firefox)

The problem of disappearing HTML files seems to happen regardless of
the browser.

> For one thing, IE won't even save pages accurately. It modifies them
> internally, changing doctypes and adding some bogus "saved from"
> metadata. This is extremely annoying if you're a web developer,
> because these changes can be enough to break a page. However M$oft's
> benevolent dictatorship decrees that they know best and we don't need
> to worry our fluffy little heads about these details...

It's not like the pages are duff or changed, they're just not there.
Only the ghost of a *_files
directory remains.

> Sorry, I can't help you with your specific problem. I personally
> wouldn't trust IE further than I could drop-kick Steve Balmer (but I'm
> always up for a challenge).

Steve Balmer may be quite keen on that sort of activity. If so, I hope
you both have a great time. Thanks for the input, It's appreciated.

Mike

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