> Bill Hogan: > My question is not about "Debian package file types", but about > what *MIME* type I should assign to `.deb' files for the purposes of > Lynx. > > application/octet-stream should be sufficient. This is the generic > mime type for raw data. > > However, application/x-debian-archive might be more appealing, as this > implies that we might eventually (a) register > application/debian-archive with IANA, and (b) provide extra options > (besides save to disk) for mime software.
If we go with the second plan (application/x-debian-archive), then we should also modify the appropriate MIME or WWW packages to do the right thing with application/x-debian-archive by default. Quick aside: application/debian-archive would be an assigned *number*? > > -- > Raul > > -- Buddha Buck 85.5 Albany Street Cazenovia, NY 13035-1216 This Space For Rent [EMAIL PROTECTED]
