Boyle Owen wrote:
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>> From: deufrai [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 4:49 PM
>> To: users@httpd.apache.org
>> Subject: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [CONFIG] make httpd serve .java files as text
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>> 
>> hi there.
>> 
>> I'm serving a few java utilities with an apache 2.2.3 server.
>> I provide .jar files along with the sources.
>> 
>> Tried with lots of web browsers, but I cannot simply view the 
>> sources as
>> text inside web browsers. I'm always asked to download the 
>> file or pick an
>> app to open it. 
>> 
>> Server is hosted on a debian etch stable distro and 
>> /etc/mime.types shows a
>> line saying :
>> text/x-java                                     java
> 
> You're on the right track - you need to set the mime-type appropriately.
> Try text/plain for a start...
> 
> However, be aware that certain browsers will ignore the mime-type and
> under some circumstances the webserver may not use the value found in
> mime.types. To see what's really going on, try with FireFox and the
> LiveHTTPHeaders extension.
> 
> Rgds,
> Owen Boyle
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>> 
>> Mime module is also enabled.
>> 
>> What did I miss ?  
>> 
>> Thanx in advance
>> 
>> an example : 
>> http://wardsback.dyndns.org/WButils/WButils-1.2/src/org/wardsb
>> ack/utils/
>> view sources 
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All right, many thanx, made a backup of mime.types file and modified said
line as "text/plain     java"
Works like a charm in fireFox 2, Opera 9 but .... "surprisingly not
surprisingly" fails in IE7. 

No clue about how to get it done in IE7, though

Thanx again for your quick reply.
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