[Xitami] http file transfer (temp folders)

[Gunnar Swan]

So we're agreed, Xitami isn't the issue ?

5/24/03 5:41:47 PM, Charles Schmidling <dscontroller@comcast.net> wrote:

>Thanks.  Tried Opera a long to ago.  It was fine.  Just windows didn't play
>well with it.  The newer versions feel a little bloated and slower than the
>original and didn't do anything for me.  And my windows still wouldn't play
>fair.
>
>I usually avoid nasties by being careful where I stick my disk.
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gunnar Swan" <GunnarSwan@PracticeToPass.com>
>To: <xitami@lists.xitami.org>
>Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 9:28 AM
>Subject: Re: [Xitami] http file transfer (temp folders)
>
>
>> Try the Opera browser. It's great. http://www.Opera.Com
>> You don't have to worry about the exploit of the week.
>>
>> 5/24/03 12:24:05 AM, Charles Schmidling <dscontroller@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> >At the risk of being redundant, I was checking out an IE security exploit
>> >(from a security site) and found out some disturbing things.
>> >
>> >Since I maintain multiple profiles on this Win98SE machine, I don't
>> >generally look in the "Temporary Internet Files" folder in C:\Windows
>> >directory.  Each profile maintains its own Temp Folders and clearing them
>> >from the IE option only clears that set of folders.  However, the
>corrupted
>> >download files were found in the Windows/Temporary Internet Files
>folders.
>> >Logging into the "NONE" account (hitting cancel at logon) didn't gain me
>> >access to these folders.  Turns out, this account looks in "Local
>> >Settings/Temporary Internet Files" folders.  It seems IE can store files
>in
>> >both your current profiles Temp folder and the main one in c:\windows,
>> >depending on who's scripting the code.
>> >
>> >So to recap - you can find the "Temporary Internet Files" folder in:
>> >c:\windows - general downloads
>> >c:\windows\local settings - if you use profiles
>> >c:\windows\profiles\(acctname)    - per each profile
>> >in your sock drawer.
>> >
>> >You cannot view any other Temp folder in windows but your own.  You will
>> >need to manually clear some of them in DOS - changing the attrib and
>going
>> >to each random named folder in Content.IE5 and erasing stuff.  I've found
>> >that killing the appropriate "desktop.ini" file allows you to view that
>> >folder's level in window and deleting it will kill everything under it.
>> >
>> >Don't know if this helps you.  It bothers me.
>> >
>> >Charles
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Nowlin, Dan" <NowlinD@missouri.edu>
>> >To: <xitami@lists.xitami.org>
>> >Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 9:44 PM
>> >Subject: RE: [Xitami] http file transfer
>> >
>> >
>> >> I have noticed other servers doing something simular but they put the
>> >> [1] befor the extention where Xatimi puts it at the end.  I thought it
>> >> might be something with the temp folders also so I cleared out every
>> >> temp folder I could find and the downloaded programs folder and then
>> >> tried to download a file that I know I have not tried to download befor
>> >> and it still puts the [1] on the end.
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Charles Schmidling [mailto:dscontroller@comcast.net]
>> >> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 22:48
>> >> To: xitami@lists.xitami.org
>> >> Subject: Re: [Xitami] http file transfer
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> This appended thing is common my experience from all kinds of sites.
>> >> Haven't figure out why.  Think it has something to do with how IE
>stores
>> >> the download in the Temporary folders before copying it to where you
>> >> want it. Deleting the brackets doesn't seem to hurt anything.  It's not
>> >> consistent enough to catch the pattern.  Possibility may be downloading
>> >> a file with a duplicate name in the Temp folders.
>> >>
>> >> Just a thought
>> >> Charles
>> >>
>> >>
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>> Best Regards,
>> Gunnar Swan
>> http://www.PracticeToPass.Com
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Best Regards,
Gunnar Swan
http://www.PracticeToPass.Com