<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">>this is actually the fault of real player. it registers itself to handle<BR>
>.rpm files. i get this same behaviour under linux. you can either right<BR>
>click the link or shift click (i think) to download the link target.<BR>
>ian<BR>
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Thanks for solving that little mystery. I had managed to download the files from my back-up computer which also has Real Player, but maybe it is an older version.<BR>
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Barton </FONT></HTML>