> As I understand it, the files are not actually "sent" in any MIME type, per > se, but the receiving browser interprets MIME type based on its coding, > which, as you found out, is determined by both OS and browser settings.
No, I don't think this is correct. When downloading a file from a web server, the web server does generally specify the MIME type. The browser may ignore that and treat the file as if it were a different MIME type, but the server does specify a MIME type for static files automatically. When uploading a file to a web server (which is the basis for the original question) the browser builds a multipart MIME request, which specifies the MIME type for each uploaded file. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:337614 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
