Posted by Benjamin Niemann on 04/10/06 12:49

MP wrote:

> On my pages I provide links for downloading binary files.
> But for some reason, when a link is clicked, browser downloads and opens
> the file in text format (i.e. "funny" text appears on the screen).
> And if I right-click the link and select the "Save target as...",
> extension ".htm" is incorrectly added on the file name. If I provide the
> correct extension, then it downloads properly.
>
> What is wrong? Example available here:
> http://www.elisanet.fi/matti.puputti/download/files/LaRouteNapoleon_en.htm

Your server serves these files with a Content-Type of text/html. You seem to
have an Apache server, so creating a .htaccess file (if you do not have one
already) with the content

AddType application/octet-stream .kmz .gdb

in your root directory should fix this problem (add any other extension you
need to the list). There might be more appropriate mime-types than
application/octet-stream for your files - I have not looked it up.

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Benjamin Niemann
Email: pink at odahoda dot de
WWW: http://pink.odahoda.de/

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