Control-clicking the file also just links to a .php so I guess the forum isn't handling .zip files (even though it shows they are allowed).

Actually, I'm surprised .zip files are allowed. Even google mail won't allow .zip's

Try using LimeWire's forum for programmers: maybe you can ask about the file there more easily http://www.limewire.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=67

? i don't want to know about the zip format, easily or otherwise! thanks anyway.

the galling aspect stief, that i was referring to, is after i received a request from Lord of the Rings i spent a considerable amount of further time on the utility to make it useable by not just me, then posted it on here and now there's a problem with the site's dealings with zip files LotR has done nothing on his side so far as i can tell to find out why it isn't working. if this site doesn't want to allow zips it shouldn't advertise that zips are one of the formats that are attachable, and if this site does want to make zips available: it isn't working. -- but my thoughts are that it would be fantastic if LotR made some effort to get to the bottom of the zips as attachment in gnutellaforums problem rather than me.