Maverick — Fri, 09 Feb 2001 15:31:56 +0000

All downloadable files work the same way:

etc etc etc.

Zips are great for easily compressed things like text or for creating archives so that multiple files can be downloaded with a single click. But don't get into the habit of viewing zips as some sort of magical download tool. Many file types, especially binary files like .mp3 or .jpg are already so greatly compressed natively that zipping/unzipping doesn't shrink file size, it merely creates an extra unneeded step.

dreuby — Fri, 09 Feb 2001 11:49:56 +0000

You're a mind-reader - I'd just thought "Forgot to ask if zips work the same way"!

but ...

AndyB — Thu, 08 Feb 2001 23:57:04 +0000

.. if the file were zipped, it would be a much faster download. Same d/l syntax, though get the zipped file

dreuby — Thu, 08 Feb 2001 22:53:10 +0000

Thanks!

Maverick — Thu, 08 Feb 2001 22:40:13 +0000

Nope, you didn't miss anything. That's all there is to it. In fact, it's even a bit easier than that.

the http://www.mysite.com part is superfluous. That's needed if the file in on a different server, but if you leave it out the fact that the file is on your server is implied.

Download
is enough if the .exe file is in the same directory as the HTML page, otherwise
Download