[Nfb-web] problem uploading audio files

[Mike Freeman]

I don't think uploading the .M3U files would help.

Mike

On Thu, 8 Jun 2006, Peter Donahue wrote:

> Hello Lloyd,
>
>    These files were sent in binary mode. Perhaps if I upload the .M3U files
> with a .txt extension and rename them back to .M3U after they're on the
> server that's one way to make them go. I'm not having this problem with text
> documents, zipped archives, or MIDI Files; only .MP3 files. Thanks for the
> hint.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <lras at sprynet.com>
> To: "'NFB Webmaster's List'" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 1:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] problem uploading audio files
>
>
> .m3u files are just ASCII playlists.  But your audio files are binary.  Your
> FTP program should be setting the FTP type to binary for you, based on a
> recognized file extension.  If the audio were sent in ASCII mode, it would
> be rather messed up, and would end as soon as a ctrl-Z appeared in the
> stream.
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
> Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Peter Donahue
>> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 1:02 PM
>> To: nfb-web at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Nfb-web] problem uploading audio files
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>>     I'm attempting to upload some files to one of my Web sites and am
>> having
>> a problem of no data being transferred, or the uploads aborting. In some
>> cases the file I upload or sent to another person appears to have uploaded
>> successfully, and appears in the folder in which I placed it or is
>> received
>> by the recipient, but has a 0 byte count or only a portion of the file is
>> received. I'm using FTP Explorer 1.00 under Windows XP Home. The files I
>> sent to another person were sent using Internet Explorer6.0. I'm not sure
>> where the trouble is and need help PDQ. I'm also not able to upload .M3U
>> files as well. Your help will be very much appreciated.
>>
>> Peter Donahue
>
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