Package: file Version: 4.25-1 Severity: normal
Microsoft excel documents are not detected properly. Test document: http://www.nauka.gov.pl/_gAllery/37/76/37767/20080529_zalacznik_nr_3.xls is seen as: $ file -i 20080529_zalacznik_nr_3.xls 20080529_zalacznik_nr_3.xls: application/octet-stream even that magic.mime contains *some* excel entries. This problem is also visible to powerpoint files: http://www.iasted.org/conferences/formatting/Presentations-Tips.ppt Open XML files are misdetected as zip files: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.doc: application/msword Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.docx: application/zip Office Open XML sample.doc: application/msword Office Open XML sample.docx: application/zip These docs are in Samples.zip at http://openxmldeveloper.org/articles/SampleDocs2.aspx This bug affects users of for example roundcube webmail which uses libmagic mime type for attachments information. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.25.11-2 (SMP w/8 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=pl_PL.UTF-8 Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages file depends on: ii libc6 2.7-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libmagic1 4.25-1 File type determination library us ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime file recommends no packages. file suggests no packages. -- debconf-show failed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]