Re: [NTLK] Problem downloading packages when using Mozilla Firefox

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Wed Jan 04 2006 - 12:03:01 PST

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Roland Roberts wrote:
> Additionally, I've found that *some* sites set the wrong mime-type on
> .pkg files which causes the browser to try to load them as text :-( If
> the server sends the wrong mime-type, the only thing you can do is
> remember to right-click on the link instead of (normal) left-click.

Usually this is the case where a webserver hasn't been setup to properly send
pkg files, and the default MIME type for unknown files is text/plain. Bad
Programmer! No cookie!

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