Re: [NTLK] Mime types (Mac OS X / Apache) was: Package install directly via web (UNNA...

From: Ed Kummel (tech_ed_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Thu May 02 2002 - 13:36:14 EDT


Well, all of my servers are:
x-newton-compatible-pkg

I did the:
x-newton-pkg

but it failed, so I went back to the prior one.

Ed
web/gadget guru
http://newton.tek-ed.com sorry, it's down today...
(download Newton packages)
http://npds.tek-ed.com (my NPDS server and it's new
subdomain)
--- Victor Rehorst <victor_at_newtontalk.net> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 1 May 2002, Michael 'Mickey' Sattler wrote:
>
> >
> > You said to me:
> >
> > >This is a known issue with the UNNA site.
> >
> > Shouldn't the premier Newton software site fix it?
> Sigh.
> >
> > Anyway, for the record, the steps I took to make
> Apache (under Mac OS
> > X) do the right thing is:
> >
> > % sudo apachectl stop
> > % sudo vi /private/etc/httpd/mime.types
> > (add "application/x-newton-compatible-pkg pkg")
> > % sudo apachectl start
>
> AFAIK, all the sites will return either
> "application/x-newton-pkg" (best
> case) or "application/octet-stream" (worst case).
>
> After all this time, I actually didn't know it was
> "x-newton-compatible-pkg"... so what is it / should
> it be really?
>
> --
> Victor Rehorst - victor_at_newtontalk.net -

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