Re: Recalling downloaded articles

From: JKR (JackofAtl_at_comcast.net)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 15:38:42 -0400

I will investigate Front Page Express. What you post makes much sense. I
did not encounter this with my previous PC with Windows 98 and since I am
completely new to XP, I thought my problem might be a conflict within the
system. Thanks again for your input.

"Ted Zieglar" <teddyz@notmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23MyxBVlpEHA.3524@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> I've never downloaded from MSN.com but I frequently download from WSJ's
> web
> site (for personal use only, of course). I have never had a problem d/ling
> from WSJ, however, I strip out all the code so what I'm left with is an
> article consisting entirely of text and hyperlinks. Can't go wrong with
> that.
>
> To accomplish this I download the print version to my desktop and then
> delete the accompanying folder containing all the images and scripts. I
> then
> open the web page in an HTML editor - I use archaic but humble Front Page
> Express - and strip out all the scripting and fancy HTML tags. If there is
> a
> particular graphic I want to keep with the article I enter its URL into
> the
> text through FPE.
>
> There is likely a better way to do this, but I have gotten to know the
> format of WSJ's web pages so well that I can perform all these tasks in a
> matter of minutes. Without scripting or HTML tags (other than bold or
> italic) I have a page that looks close enough (for me) to the original and
> loads without a hitch. It's the scripting and fancy programming that are
> frustrating you.
> --
> Ted Zieglar
>
>
> "JKR" <JackofAtl@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:OEEknGlpEHA.3244@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Ted, thanks for your response. I will almost always download the
> "formatted
>> for printing" selection but many times, that also hangs up. I also will
>> download as both "web page, complete" and "web page, HTML only" but still
>> encounter the freeze problem.
>>
>> The problem almost always has to do with articles on either the Wall
> Street
>> Journal web site or on MSN.com....seldom on other sites....and only
>> sometimes on those two.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Ted Zieglar" <teddyz@notmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23Et%2332kpEHA.648@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> > Many web pages today are made up of elements that come from many
> different
>> > servers not owned by the publisher of the web site you are viewing,
>> > employing many different technologies and licensing agreements, not all
> of
>> > which were designed to be recreated on a user's own computer.
>> >
>> > It has nothing to do with your antivirus software or your firewall. If
> you
>> > attempted to download something containing a virus, your antivirus
>> > software
>> > would identify the virus for you. And a firewall - when performing its
>> > role
>> > as a firewall, and not the other features that are tacked on to
> firewalls
>> > these days - does not prevent access to web servers unless you have
>> > blocked
>> > that access yourself.
>> >
>> > To increase your chances for success, download the 'formatted for
>> > printing'
>> > version of a web page, since it usually contains much less script.
>> > --
>> > Ted Zieglar
>> >
>> >
>> > "JKR" <JackofAtl@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> > news:OQDOrmkpEHA.2484@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> >> Each morning I go through a number of websites and download articles I
>> > wish
>> >> to read later in the day at my convenience. About 25% of the time, my
>> >> computer will freeze when I recall an article and ctrl/alt/delete will
>> >> not
>> >> clear it causing me to have to reboot. Many times a recalled article
>> >> will
>> >> freeze even though I successfully downloaded and read a number of
>> >> articles
>> >> from the same website.
>> >>
>> >> I am sure it has something to do with either my anti virus or
>> >> firewall
>> > but
>> >> I'm not sure how to correct it. Any suggestions?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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