I found my problem:
Netscape 4.79....
USE IE6 x and no problem with downloading .rar files....
Special Agent
I should have read:
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http://awpost.com/games/gcw_newbie.shtml
.RAR & .ACE Files
When downloading files with the extension .RAR or .ACE use Internet Explorer to download the file as older versions of NetScape corrupts the file
as it doesn't know these file extensions.