From:	noname AT noname DOT org (Stuart Hall)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Free X sources?
Date:	Fri, 05 Feb 1999 19:21:35 GMT
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On Thu, 04 Feb 1999 16:57:24 -0500, Paul Derbyshire <pderbysh AT usa DOT net>
so kindly spent valuable time writing:

>Actually, it's weirder than that. Internet Exploder chugs for a minute,
>displays part of the directory on the site, and then hangs. (No, it's not
>just slow, it's HUNG, the stop and other toolbar buttons don't work.)
>
>My real FTP client seems to have no trouble with it, speedwise or with
>hanging.
>
>I just wish IE let you set it up so ftp urls opened in another app. IE 3.x
>and below let you configure MIME types and extensions with apps from the
>Options dialog... with IE 4, it seems to be hard wired to use just IE and
>plugins. The exception is mail and news. It lets you configure that for
>some reason.

Just one more reason to get rid of IE and dl slackware linux from the
web.  Dang this IE stuff is really pervasive, it inhabits your whole
system, like it or not.

BTW, you should be able to get the sources for X at any number of FTP
sites - follow the links from www.linux.org for a better look.

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Stuart Hall
Connecticut, USA
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