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Thanks LonghornXP2006. When you try to download a file with Internet Explorer from a Web server, you may receive the following error message:

"Internet Explorer cannot download FileName from WebServer."

This behavior occurs because the content disposition header for the file stream is greater than approximately 150 bytes and the Latin character set is equal to 150 characters. This behavior may occur if the content disposition header is formatted with a non-Latin character set, such as Japanese or Russian.

For example, a 17-character content disposition header in the Japanese character set is 153 bytes because the UTF-8 encoding scheme uses 9 bytes to represent a single Japanese character, but it uses only 1 byte in the Latin character set.

This update applies to Internet Explorer 6 SP1 with the following operating systems:

• Windows XP, XP SP1
  
• Windows 2000 SP2, 2000 SP3
  
• Windows 98SE, Me, NT4 SP6a

Download: Internet Explorer 6 SP1 Update: Error Message: "Internet Explorer Cannot Download a File"
View: MSKB Article - 816868
News source: Microsoft Download Center

In June, Dillman cited the cost of tags as one factor in favor of concentrating on pallets, saying only pallet-level tracking could deliver returns at today's tag prices. She also noted that readers were too large and bulky for practical shelf-level use. "From the retailer perspective, it's still expensive," AMR Research analyst Paula Rosenblum says. "It's not just about the chips; it's about the readers, and they're not cheap."

A Gillette spokesman declined to comment on the canceled program but said the company expects to work with Wal-Mart on the tagging of pallets and cases. Gillette is continuing its research on item-level tagging and has trials under way with U.K. supermarket chain Tesco plc and German retailer Metro AG.

Wal-Mart isn't the first company to scale back an RFID pilot project. In April, Italian clothing manufacturer and retailer Benetton Group decided to re-evaluate a plan to deploy RFID tags in its clothing, following threats of boycotts from consumer and privacy advocacy groups. Those critics worry that tags in apparel could be used to violate individuals' privacy, such as by tracking the movements of buyers in and out of stores.

It's unlikely Wal-Mart canceled its trials primarily for privacy reasons, AMR's Rosenblum says, since privacy isn't an issue with disposable items such as razor blades.

Nonetheless, RFID advocates know they'd better take privacy concerns seriously, even on shipping containers the consumer never sees. It's a technology most people only vaguely understand, and news coverage often exaggerates its capabilities. "There's a tangible level of concern about privacy, which I completely understand," Ellis says. Supporters argue that a more efficient, RFID-enabled supply chain will benefit consumers through lower costs and better availability of goods. Says Ellis: "It would be a real shame if all this noise around item-level tagging cools down what could be a real beneficial development for the supply chain."