Re: fetching files with javascript

Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:44:21 -0400 (EDT)

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Make that alt-u..I just did this with your link.
Kare



On Mon, 17 Aug 2026, rbell--- via Lynx-dev wrote:

> 	'I am compelled to comment on behalf of my colleagues at
> National Public Radio....'
> 	You misunderstand.
> 	I responded to Chime Hart's plaint, 'if you manually download
> an audio segment, you must backspace over alot of extra symbols after
> .mp3.'  For example:
>
> 	https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2026/08/20260816_wesun_politics_chat_democrats_take_lessons_from_the_primaries_set_2028_calendar.mp3?t=progseg&amp;e=nx-s1-5878183&amp;p=10&amp;seg=0&amp;d=287&amp;size=4600938&amp;sc=siteplayer&amp;aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer
>
> downloads 20260816_wesun_politics_chat_democrats_take_lessons_from_the_primaries_set_2028_calendar.mp3?t=progseg&amp;e=nx-s1-5878183&amp;p=10&amp;seg=0&amp;d=287&amp;size=4600938&amp;sc=siteplayer&amp;aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer
>
> which is a pain, especially for programs that look at suffixes to
> decide what to do with files.  A simple script can turn that into
> 20260816_wesun_politics_chat_democrats_take_lessons_from_the_primaries_set_2028_calendar.mp3
>
> no backspacing required.  This retains everything human-readable about
> the file name.  It facilitates listening to NPR, addresses Chime
> Hart's complaint.  BTW, the stuff after mp3 isn't necessary to use the
> URI.
> 	NPR isn't unique in this practice.
>
> russell bell
>
>