Greg Mayman (3:800/449) wrote to Steven Horn at 08:07 on 19 Apr 2003:

 GM> |  *.OOKs are simply DOS batch files. I added this feature to
 GM> Arachne, |  because I wanted to allow easy and secure launching of
 GM> DOS applications. |  I was afraid to simply allow launching of
 GM> *.BAT,*.COM and *.EXE files from |  Arachne: in web browser, you
 GM> ussualy want to send or upload files, instead |  of running any
 GM> executable file. And what would be worse: picture someone | 
 GM> launching ARACHNE.BAT or AUTOEXEC.BAT while running Arachne... | 
 GM> So I decided to use special extension for normal *.BAT files. It's
 GM> easy, |  it allows easy installation from Arachne Packages (*.APM),
 GM> and icon can |  be easily changed by modifying WWWMAN.CFG. Just
 GM> write batch files to |  launch you favourite DOS apps and place
 GM> them into OOPS\ subdirectory.

Why would one put *.OOK files in a \OOPS subdirectory. 

 GM> Point 1: I have written a couple of batch files with the OOK
 GM> extension, and set up to call them with one of the user
 GM> programmable shift-Fx key functions. I can call them from within
 GM> Arachne, and they run and pass me back to Arachne when they exit.
 GM> Fine. But FTP07 and FTP-WIZ which I have tried this way work no
 GM> better than when I do an alt-E or alt-X out of Arachne and run them
 GM> from DOS.

What can one say?

 GM> Point 2: The above passage is the ONLY reference I have found to
 GM> Arachne Packages (*.APM). I have no idea what they are apart from a
 GM> suspicion that they may correspond to *.EXE or *.COM
 GM> files, but with the extension changed for the reasons outlined in
 GM> the extract above.

I thought that the Arachne Packages were special add-ons but I'd have to look.

 GM> And why would I need one to install an OOK? I can do it as easily
 GM> as copying a file into the OOPS subdirectory and then either
 GM> editing Arachne's CFG file or opening Options and rewriting one of
 GM> the shift-Fx key functions.

I can't quibble with that.:-)

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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