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Date:      Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:31:13 +0100
From:      Jochen Haemmerle <mail@jhaemmerle.org>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Firefox upload mimetypes
Message-ID:  <200602090831.21549.mail@jhaemmerle.org>
In-Reply-To: <62AB70FF-BF16-4D04-87F7-E5E994907317@ahze.net>
References:  <200602090041.41479.mail@jhaemmerle.org> <62AB70FF-BF16-4D04-87F7-E5E994907317@ahze.net>

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Hi,
thanks for you quick reply

> > I try to upload a zip-file to a webapplication and firefox sets the
> > mimetype of the submitted content to "application/octetstream"
> > instead of
> > using "application/zip" or "application/x-zip". The webapp doesn't
> > accept
> > the "octetstream" mimetype. It expects "zip" or "x-zip"
> > Using Konqueror(kde 3.5.1) it works just fine.
> > Is there any way how I can configure my firefox to use these
> > mimetypes?
>
> you sure it wasn't the web server that set it ?
>


Well, as said, it works with Konqueror. I also managed to get my hand on a=
=20
Windows box with Firefox 1.0.7 works also fine. Even IE was doing the right=
=20
things. Thats why I don't think it is the web server.
Afaik, for the upload the client/browser has to set the mimetype. Wouldn't=
=20
make much sense the other way round since every content is some sort of=20
octetstream.

Cheers
Jochen

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