[ic] correct mime type for .exe with MSIE

interch interchange-users@interchange.redhat.com
Wed Apr 10 03:02:02 2002


I am trying to find out how to make MSIE download a .exe file with the
extension intact.  Using the IC built in file delivery mechanism, it feeds
the file directly to the browser, and for some reason MSIE prompts you to
download the file without the extension.  This is using
application/octet-stream as the mime type.  What it looks like is that
MSIE can't determine what type of file it is, and therefore can't
determine what extension to give it.  Since the content is fed directly to
the browser it doesn't have a filename in the url to go by.  If you give
it a mime type it knows an extension for it will name that file with that
extension.  Problem is there is no specific mime type for .exe that I know
of.  Netscape and Opera seem to work fine...

Anyone have any ideas?

Chris