> We have that problem here now. Something was changed by our network > people to force all exe files to download instead of run as part of our > Nimda cleanup. (and, they won't tell me what they did). I can see the > logic in that in general, but it would be nice to be able to designate > certain servers as 'safe'. Although you are seeing the same effect as Paul, the causes are a bit different. What your sys admin has done is removed the execute permissions from the /cgi-bin directory where wa.exe resides. Since files can now only be read and not executed, browsers will only download wa.exe. In the case below, a plugin is forcing the browser to download the file rather than the lack of permission to execute. > > This is intended as a request for more info rather than a > > trouble report. > > > > I've received a few reports that some users of the WWW interface have > > problems because their browsers attempt to download WA.exe. > > The common > > factor appears to be the use of various download enhancement > > plugins for > > browsers, specifically a product called "getright" for IE and > > a product > > called "flashget" (browser not named). I seem to recall having this > > happen to me (not neccessarily with an LSoft interface) under Netscape > > with some plugin I immediately unplugged and am now unable to find. > > > > Could someone clarify what's going on and maybe suggest a bypass on > > our end, if appropriate... I'm not really interested in maintaining a > > crutch/bandaid on something if it isn't broken. > > > > -Kary > >