DarkShadows Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 MSFN user JCarle has provided a really nice utility,Windows Updates Downloader (WUD), which has its own forum here on MSFN. The update lists for this program are usually provided as .zip files with a different file extension (.ulz). It is possible to create custom updates lists for WUD, which are great to share with other MSFN users. Is there any chance that an admin could allow us to post .ulz files directly in our thread posts here? Currently, this file type is not permitted.Thanks for your consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeFiend Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Why not zip it first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkShadows Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 First, a .ulz file already is a zip file (it is just named with a different three-letter file extension similar to a .jar file). So zipping this file would be the equivalent of zipping up a .zip file--a waste of time.Second, posting a .ulz file, as-is would allow MSFN users to import an update list straight from the download link in an MSFN forum thread into Windows Update Downloader, just by clicking on the download link. When Windows Updates Downloader is installed, it recognizes and is the default handler for .ulz files. When Windows Updates Downloader is not installed, it would be like just downloading any other .zip file, only it has the .ulz extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeFiend Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 First, a .ulz file already is a zip fileAlright Didn't know (don't use that app). Just thought I'd mention that as it's the usual work-around to non-allowed file types, that's all.Sounds like a good idea now that you put it this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xper Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 .ulz added to mime types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkShadows Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 Thanks You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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