On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:56:54 -0500 (EST) jwminer at accessvt.com dijo: >I'm using these browsers in VectorLinux 6 Soho Deluxe. I've never >seen a browser for Linux or Windows that did not have a Save As >option for a file you could download. If you're not seeing it, I >wonder if there is some security setting in your browser that is >blocking file downloads. I think Internet Explorer now by default >does not download files, but you can override this. I don't have >Windows open on any computer right now, so I can't check. But in >Linux, the right-click options in my Firefox and Opera are as I >listed above. > >I don't know what operating system you're using. It it's Windows, >perhaps your antivirus or antimalware app is blocking download >options. Your Internet usage is severely limited if you can't >download files of your choosing, so you might want to look into this >and change it if you can.
Sorry, I must not have made something clear. I am not clicking on the link in a browser. I am clicking on the URL in John's e-mail, viewing the e-mail in Claws Mail, running on Fedora 13. I have Claws Mail set to open an URL in a new tab in Firefox 3.6. Normally this just works. If Firefox isn't running, clicking on the link in the e-mail will launch Firefox, then open the link in a tab. When I click on the URL in John's e-mail it does open the link in a new tab in Firefox. The problem is that the page is blank. That is the first time that this happened. I don't know why, except that it is probably due to the numerous ad and popup blockers that I have had to add to Firefox in order to preserve what remains of my sanity. They're also necessary for the health of my computer because, if I didn't have the ad and popup blockers, I'd likely take a 12-gauge to it. Anyway, I have the file now, so the issue is not worth further attention.
