Thursday, 02 May 2019
When I click on an MP3 link in IE I get a message about «extended information» and no file downloads – why?
I think «extended information» is mostly just IE’s way of telling you that it got a response that it isn’t equipped to deal with. There are all sorts of other reasons an attempt to access an FTP site might fail – most commonly the site is busy so that login is denied, the login / password in the link are no longer valid, or the site has converted to browse only or ratio. If you’re sure that you’re dealing with non ratio sites I’d recommend using a download manager. The two best known ones are Go!zilla and Getright. You can download a free version of Go!zilla (it displays banners) from the ZDNet software library at www.hotfiles.com (search for «Go!zilla» or «download manager»). A download manager will show you clearer messages, retry automatically for you, allow you to schedule downloads for later, and resume downloads if they are interrupted. For ratio sites, I’d recommend using a real FTP client (also available from ZDNet), although it is possible to use your browser to work with ratio sites.
