Comments on: Fixing FilePlanet’s stupidity on the Mac http://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fileplanet-stupidity/ source control for my (useless) knowledge Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:32:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: yiming http://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fileplanet-stupidity/comment-page-1/#comment-5131 yiming Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:20:11 +0000 https://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fixing-fileplanets-stupidity-on-the-mac/#comment-5131 If you read my post carefully, as of Safari 4, that user agent setting doesn't stick. As I said, the download control will open a new window or tab. The User Agent you set for one window doesn't not persist to the newly spawned window or tab. Therefore, when the FilePlanet download control opens, your custom user agent is reset, and you get the 403 from FilePlanet anyway. For the user agent trick to work, it must persist across windows and tabs that are spawned from the initial window. If you read my post carefully, as of Safari 4, that user agent setting doesn’t stick. As I said, the download control will open a new window or tab. The User Agent you set for one window doesn’t not persist to the newly spawned window or tab. Therefore, when the FilePlanet download control opens, your custom user agent is reset, and you get the 403 from FilePlanet anyway.

For the user agent trick to work, it must persist across windows and tabs that are spawned from the initial window.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fileplanet-stupidity/comment-page-1/#comment-5129 Anonymous Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:22:17 +0000 https://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fixing-fileplanets-stupidity-on-the-mac/#comment-5129 Safari 5 includes an option to switch the user agent. Option is on the "develop" user menu. Safari 5 includes an option to switch the user agent. Option is on the “develop” user menu.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fileplanet-stupidity/comment-page-1/#comment-5118 Anonymous Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:44:08 +0000 https://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fixing-fileplanets-stupidity-on-the-mac/#comment-5118 un....be.....leivable...... This is the reason I canceled my subscription to IGN's network. Guess they don't miss my $5/month....... un….be…..leivable…… This is the reason I canceled my subscription to IGN’s network. Guess they don’t miss my $5/month…….

]]> By: AN Other http://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fileplanet-stupidity/comment-page-1/#comment-5079 AN Other Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:56:22 +0000 https://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fixing-fileplanets-stupidity-on-the-mac/#comment-5079 Make it three years... Make it three years…

]]> By: Victor Barbieri http://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fileplanet-stupidity/comment-page-1/#comment-3848 Victor Barbieri Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:33:28 +0000 https://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fixing-fileplanets-stupidity-on-the-mac/#comment-3848 Even with the new redesign of the site this still happens to me when I try using Safari on my Intel Mac Even with the new redesign of the site this still happens to me when I try using Safari on my Intel Mac

]]> By: Tom Long http://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fileplanet-stupidity/comment-page-1/#comment-786 Tom Long Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:42:46 +0000 https://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fixing-fileplanets-stupidity-on-the-mac/#comment-786 Amazingly, this problem still exists! It's not so bad though, as there are so many better download sites around, it's rare to find a file that is only on FilePlanet. I can't be bothered working around it, it's easier to just get it from another site (then you get faster downloads, less queueing and less obnoxious ads too!) Amazingly, this problem still exists! It’s not so bad though, as there are so many better download sites around, it’s rare to find a file that is only on FilePlanet. I can’t be bothered working around it, it’s easier to just get it from another site (then you get faster downloads, less queueing and less obnoxious ads too!)

]]> By: Josh http://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fileplanet-stupidity/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Josh Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:42:32 +0000 https://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fixing-fileplanets-stupidity-on-the-mac/#comment-396 I don't think the problem's fixed. I'm using Opera 9.64 in Windows XP with both Flash and Javascript enabled and I get: "Unable to install the FilePlanet Download Control! Possible Reasons... The control requires Internet Explorer 5 or higher running on Windows 9x/NT4/2000/XP If you are running NT, XP or 2000 you must have Administrator privileges Your Internet security settings do not allow ActiveX plugins to be downloaded You declined to install the control on the previous screen Click here to to continue to the public queue!" After clicking continue to queue I get a HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden page. I must use IE7 to download - haven't yet tried with Firefox. I don’t think the problem’s fixed. I’m using Opera 9.64 in Windows XP with both Flash and Javascript enabled and I get:

“Unable to install the FilePlanet Download Control!

Possible Reasons…
The control requires Internet Explorer 5 or higher running on Windows 9x/NT4/2000/XP
If you are running NT, XP or 2000 you must have Administrator privileges
Your Internet security settings do not allow ActiveX plugins to be downloaded
You declined to install the control on the previous screen
Click here to to continue to the public queue!”

After clicking continue to queue I get a HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden page. I must use IE7 to download – haven’t yet tried with Firefox.

]]> By: Murdock Scott http://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fileplanet-stupidity/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Murdock Scott Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:48:00 +0000 https://blog.yimingliu.com/2007/07/22/fixing-fileplanets-stupidity-on-the-mac/#comment-9 Thanks very much for this information.<br/><br/>It worked great. : ) Thanks very much for this information.

It worked great. : )

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