Problem with downloading software from web browser

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Hi,

I try to download a software with the '.exe' extension
(self-extractable) from a web site. However, the downloaded file
always has an additional extension '.asp' attached ( '***.exe.asp'),
and it is not self-extractable. Does anyone konw what's the reason and
how to solve the problem?

Thanks for your help!

ct385i01@umuc
 
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ct385i01@umuc said:
Hi,

I try to download a software with the '.exe' extension
(self-extractable) from a web site. However, the downloaded file
always has an additional extension '.asp' attached ( '***.exe.asp'),
and it is not self-extractable. Does anyone konw what's the reason and
how to solve the problem?

Thanks for your help!

ct385i01@umuc
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Hi,

I try to download a software with the '.exe' extension
(self-extractable) from a web site. However, the downloaded file
always has an additional extension '.asp' attached ( '***.exe.asp'),
and it is not self-extractable. Does anyone konw what's the reason and
how to solve the problem?
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Two extensions sometimes is a form of a viral sig, hoping you won't notice.
Your A/V should be catching that.
 
Hi,

I try to download a software with the '.exe' extension
(self-extractable) from a web site. However, the downloaded file
always has an additional extension '.asp' attached ( '***.exe.asp'),
and it is not self-extractable. Does anyone konw what's the reason and
how to solve the problem?
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Have you tried re-naming the .ASP as an .EXE, or is the download just a
link?

Do you have a "download accelerator" installed? If so, try de-activating it.

If not, can you right click on a link and select "Save Target As"
successfully?

Bob

Remove "kins" from address to reply.
 
And said:
Hi,

I try to download a software with the '.exe' extension
(self-extractable) from a web site. However, the downloaded
file always has an additional extension '.asp' attached (
'***.exe.asp'), and it is not self-extractable. Does anyone
konw what's the reason and how to solve the problem?
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Usually this occurs because the server's set for the wrong
MIME type.

Try renaming the file without the extra extension.

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:-(

http://home.comcast.net/~xjahn/Main.html

Given a choice between two theories, take the one which is
funnier.
 
ct385i01@umuc said:
I try to download a software with the '.exe' extension
(self-extractable) from a web site. However, the downloaded file
always has an additional extension '.asp' attached ( '***.exe.asp'),
and it is not self-extractable. Does anyone konw what's the reason and
how to solve the problem?
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I would be interested in it, too. I see the problem from the other side
on the server. We have our soft like "install.exe" for download, but
some people try to request a file without extension like "install".

Could be the same problem as you have, just viewed from the other side.
 
Marcel Bartels said:
I would be interested in it, too. I see the problem from the other side
on the server. We have our soft like "install.exe" for download, but
some people try to request a file without extension like "install".

Could be the same problem as you have, just viewed from the other side.
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I think it works like this:
The asp link is a request which the browser sends to the server.
The server then has to find the file, and send it to the browser.

If the browser cannot handle the asp file correctly, it may try to save the
asp link instead of sending it back to the server, or if the browser does
not wait for the server to send the file and receive it correctly, this
process fails.

The browser and the server have to follow exactly the same protocol for
this complicated procedure to work, otherwise it becomes a mess.
 
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