Hello Bob

On 06-Nov-99, you wrote:
>> Or you set the MIME-type to "application/octet-stream", the default type
>> for executables, binary data, etc. This will be downloaded correctly by
>> every reasonable configuration.
>> 
> Unfortunately, several web server packages set the default to text/plain.
> I'm not sure but I believe it it those web server packages written in
> Redmond, Wa.

Maybe, but this should be irrelevant, if you override the default MIME-Type
by setting your own, like this:

<a href="archive.lzx" type="application/octet-stream">Download the
archive</a>

mpag Burkhard

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