Check that tomcat has the correct mime type for your .doc files have a look in web.xml.
then add one for excel / word :) Aditya Sharma wrote: > Hi, > > We have an installation of Tomcat 3.3 on Windows 2000, and are using Tomcat to serve >our static content (as a web-server). > > I have issues with serving binary documents (word and excel files). The files are >viewed correctly (by the respective plug-ins) in Internet Explorer, but Netscape >displays garbled information in the browser. I use the standard "<a >href="../docs/name_of_file.doc"> File </a>" html comand to provide a link to the file. > > I am curious to find out what do I need to do to resolve this issue. > > Should I use Apache as the web-server, instead of Tomcat? > > Thanks in advance, > > Cheers, > Aditya Sharma > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
