>Recently the downloading behaviour of IE5 seems to have changed? Very often,
>when I double-click on a link - icon or text - all that happens is that the
>page with the link on just seems to reload or rewrite itself. Previously,
>the download would have started and shown up in the Download Manager window.
>Now, I have to click-drag the link to a folder or the desktop for it to
>start. Is there an IE preference that I've inadvertently changed? I've
>looked through all of the relevant ones and they all look reasonable enough.
>I saw mention in one list recently of 'passive' downloads and proxies. Would
>this be connected to this problem?
>
>MTIA
>
>Alan G.
Hi
Some download links lead to ftp servers - hence the 'passive' and
sometimes these will not operate through a firewall without a proxy
created for them in the firewall settings.
Holding down the option key whilst clicking the link is the IE
default for downloading.
Cheers
Pete
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