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NWC-friendly Web Servers

I'd like to know what web servers currently support the .nwc file type. I have had no response from Tripod in trying to get them to carry it--and zipping is a bad option for me because my .nwc files are short examples for an educational site.

So far, it looks like Earthlink, Sympatico and NetIdea support the files, but they are not free servers like Geocities, Tripod or Xoom.

Anybody know of a friendly spot?

Thanks,

Allen

Re: NWC-friendly Web Servers

Reply #1 –
Acme City at http://www.acmecity.com lets you upload .NWC files, but only Internet Explorer can read them. This is a good question - I would like to know if there is a better spot.

Re: NWC-friendly Web Servers

Reply #2 –
I just received news that http://www.tripod.com now supports the files. MIME type is application/nwc.

I have tested this in Netscape. It brings up the application just fine with one left-click on the hyperlink. All my files are embedded as "condensed NWC" files.

This may now be our best spot. The reasons:

1. It's open to the public just like GeoCities
2. It allows business-related content (unlike GeoCities)
3. It supports FTP loading and FrontPage extensions
4. It has servers around the world
5. It allows subdirectories

My website is constructed entirely in FrontPage 98 and appears to be having no problems.

http://members.tripod.com/allencole

Re: NWC-friendly Web Servers

Reply #3 –
geoCities does support businesses and has done so for several months. Don't see why you can't upload NWCs to geoCities... when I was there I could upload whatever format I wanted.
 

Re: NWC-friendly Web Servers

Reply #4 –
The problem is not in the uploading. The problem is in how the files transfer to your computer from the server when you click on the hyperlink. Apparently, the default method is as a text file. For this reason, I was getting text on my screen, rather than a binary transfer of the .nwc file.

Tripod now recognizes the .nwc file extention as an application, and therefore transfers the file as a binary. With this in place, I can have my browser automatically activate NWC when it sees the file type. This was previously impossible because the file wasn't sent as a binary.