3.7MB download becomes 4GB!
 

please try clicking on any of the download links on the Linksys firmware page at <http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Download_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1115417109974&packedargs=sku%3D1121874579215&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper> and then watch the Downloads window. the download is listed as 4.0GB!

This is not a bug. It happens when the download is handled via a script as opposed to via a direct link to the file. I experienced it with our own site walki-talki.com (see sig). When we were testing our site with different browsers, I believe we got the same result with other browsers. Eventually, we had to resort to a less secure, direct link to the file to handle downloads because, as you guessed it, M$ Internet Explorer (truly, the lousiest browser on the planet) could not process download via script at all!

Cheers.

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How is this not a bug?

Incidentally, I'm guessing this might be related to [thread=340]this[/thread].

[QUOTE=afb]How is this not a bug?

Incidentally, I'm guessing this might be related to [thread=340]this[/thread].[/QUOTE]

I should have been clearer. It seems as though when a download is piped through a script, the size of the download is NOT reported to the browser. Depending on the browser, the unknown size is then reported as either a maximum (e.g., 4 gigs) or question marks. OW seems to opt for the former.

When the download is a normal file, all browsers (including OW) get the file size and display it correctly.

It's up to the OG people to decide if this is a bug, but I think it's simply a matter of too little information being supplied by the server.

P

I guess the devs haven't made up their minds yet, because I just experienced the bug again, now running 5.5b2. Yep, this time a 1.37MB download from Linksys, clearly handled by a scripted redirect.

More like we have other more pressing bugs--like the crasher on upload which we diagnosed and thought we had fixed but didn't quite, or being able to click on blocked flash (or other plugins) to load them.

[QUOTE=Len Case]More like we have other more pressing bugs--like the crasher on upload which we diagnosed and thought we had fixed but didn't quite, or being able to click on blocked flash (or other plugins) to load them.[/QUOTE]

As a loyal user, I would agree that those are the correct priorities.

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