Unable to download MySQL

2004-09-14 Thread Bret Busby
In trying to download the mysql Linux x86 RPM server rpm download from 
http://mysql.mirrors.ilisys.com.au/Downloads/MySQL-4.0/MySQL-server-4.0.21-0.i386.rpm
after an hour or so downloading it, I ended up with an error message;
Plugger: no approperiate (sic) application for type 
audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin found!

Is that really a valid MySQL download web site, as listed on the web 
page at
http://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQL-4.0/MySQL-server-4.0.21-0.i386.rpm/from/pick
?

Why does MySQL need a realaudio plugin?
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Re: Unable to download MySQL (fwd)

2004-09-14 Thread Bret Busby

Does the message below, mean that everyone who posts a message to this 
list, will receive a message such as the one below, from the person 
below, for the next week?

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  written by Douglas Adams, 
  published by Pan Books, 1992 


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Re: Unable to download MySQL (fwd)

2004-09-14 Thread Bret Busby

Because I have received off-list responses from different people, rather 
than send the same response to everyone who responds to me off-list, my 
response is below.

It appears that a problem lies in the web browser trying to open the 
RPM, rather than downloading it, and, as it is trying to open the RPM, 
and, incorrectly applying a real audio plugin (or trying to do that, in 
the absence of such a plugin), I am unable to download the RPM.

I had tried to download the RPM using galeon, and I have also tried 
using Mozilla, and neither appears to be given the option to save the 
file to disk - both appear to be required to open the RPM.

I have tried different URL's, including trying the ftp URL at Oakland, 
USA, and the Australian URL previously cited. I get the same problem - 
instead of getting a dialogue box giving me the option of saving the 
file to disk (and, in what path), the browser commences downloading the 
file, to open rather than to save the file.

-- 
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
..

So once you do know what the question actually is,
 you'll know what the answer means.
- Deep Thought,
  Chapter 28 of 
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
  A Trilogy In Four Parts,
  written by Douglas Adams, 
  published by Pan Books, 1992 



The thing is, that I right clicked on the link, to open in a new tab, as 
I expected, as the link was a URL for a different web site than the web 
site where I was, that the browser tab/window would open up at the URL, 
rather than automatically commencing to open or download the file. As 
the download had began when I went ot the tab that had opened, I had 
assumed that the file was being downloaded to be saved on my disk, not 
being downloaded to be opened.

It was not clear, that clicking on the link, would commence to open the 
file rather than going to the URL to enable a person to download the 
file to be saved to disk.

-- 
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
..

So once you do know what the question actually is,
 you'll know what the answer means.
- Deep Thought,
  Chapter 28 of 
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
  A Trilogy In Four Parts,
  written by Douglas Adams, 
  published by Pan Books, 1992 





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RE: Unable to download MySQL (fwd)

2004-09-14 Thread Bret Busby
On Tue, 14 Sep 2004, Jonathan Jesse wrote:

 Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 21:50:45 -0400
 From: Jonathan Jesse [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: Bret Busby [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: RE: Unable to download MySQL (fwd)
 
 What happens when you right click on the link, should give you the option to
 save as?  Works for me w/ Mozzila
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Bret Busby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 9:37 PM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: Unable to download MySQL (fwd)
 
 
 
 Because I have received off-list responses from different people, rather
 than send the same response to everyone who responds to me off-list, my
 response is below.
 
 It appears that a problem lies in the web browser trying to open the
 RPM, rather than downloading it, and, as it is trying to open the RPM,
 and, incorrectly applying a real audio plugin (or trying to do that, in
 the absence of such a plugin), I am unable to download the RPM.
 
 I had tried to download the RPM using galeon, and I have also tried
 using Mozilla, and neither appears to be given the option to save the
 file to disk - both appear to be required to open the RPM.
 
 I have tried different URL's, including trying the ftp URL at Oakland,
 USA, and the Australian URL previously cited. I get the same problem -
 instead of getting a dialogue box giving me the option of saving the
 file to disk (and, in what path), the browser commences downloading the
 file, to open rather than to save the file.
 
 --
 Bret Busby
 Armadale
 West Australia
 ..
 
 So once you do know what the question actually is,
  you'll know what the answer means.
 - Deep Thought,
   Chapter 28 of
   The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
   A Trilogy In Four Parts,
   written by Douglas Adams,
   published by Pan Books, 1992
 
 
 
 The thing is, that I right clicked on the link, to open in a new tab, as
 I expected, as the link was a URL for a different web site than the web
 site where I was, that the browser tab/window would open up at the URL,
 rather than automatically commencing to open or download the file. As
 the download had began when I went ot the tab that had opened, I had
 assumed that the file was being downloaded to be saved on my disk, not
 being downloaded to be opened.
 
 It was not clear, that clicking on the link, would commence to open the
 file rather than going to the URL to enable a person to download the
 file to be saved to disk.
 
 --
 Bret Busby
 Armadale
 West Australia
 ..
 
 So once you do know what the question actually is,
  you'll know what the answer means.
 - Deep Thought,
   Chapter 28 of
   The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
   A Trilogy In Four Parts,
   written by Douglas Adams,
   published by Pan Books, 1992
 
 
 

When I right click on the link, using Mozilla, a menu is displayed, with 
an option (the closest to save as) being Save Link Target. When the 
Save As dialogue box appears, the file name displayed, is HTTP and the 
file type displayed, is All Files (*.*) (That is in right clicking on 
the HTTP link for Australia - AusGamers, Sydney)

I think that the problem may be in the links on the downloads page, 
pointing directly to the files, rather than to the web pages that list 
file downloads, at each of the mirrors. But, that is just my perception.

This is using Mozilla 1.0.2, running on Red Hat Linux 7.3 .

-- 
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
..

So once you do know what the question actually is,
 you'll know what the answer means.
- Deep Thought,
  Chapter 28 of 
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
  A Trilogy In Four Parts,
  written by Douglas Adams, 
  published by Pan Books, 1992 




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