Re: [NTLK] OS X package load via EtherNet

From: Newtvana (newton_at_ordersomewherechaos.com)
Date: Tue Feb 04 2003 - 17:31:48 PST


On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 05:07 PM, Tom McDougal wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 2, 2003 Larrie Easterly wrote:
>> So the question of the day is; "Is it possible to load packages via
>> AppleTalk over ethernet using OS X?"
>
> I haven't done this myself but I would try using the OS X machine as a
> web server. Put the packages somewhere in your Sites folder and
> download them using NewtsCape. I'm pretty sure I have seen a posting
> by someone who did this.

Yes you can do this. Just be sure to add the proper MIME type to the
"mime.types" file:

You can find this in:

        "/private/etc/httpd/mime.types"

Add the line:

        "application/x-newton-compatible-pkg pkg"

...Ross...

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