Mirror owners, could you please check your configuration to make sure you deliver .msi files with the correct mime type. There are several ways you can do this:
1. If you follow the configuration instructions at http://www.apache.org/info/how-to-mirror.html you will not have this problem. There is an .htaccess file in /dist/httpd/ that sets the appropriate mime-type. With AllowOverride set correctly in httpd.conf, you will pick up that .htaccess and get the right configuration.
2. Add AddType application/octet-stream .msi to your httpd.conf or to mime.types.
3. Change your DefaultType directive to application/octet-stream (but that may lead to other problems).
Thanks for your help in delivering the Apache Software to the world!
Joshua.
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Incorrect MIME Types set on Mirrors Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 07:13:42 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: docs@httpd.apache.org To: docs@httpd.apache.org
Hi,
Not sure who to report this to, so thought I would start with the authors of the mirror page.
Several of your mirrors are using text/plain mime types on .msi installer files. This causes Mozilla, Netscape 6/7, and other Gecko based browsers to display the content rather than download it when clicking on the link.
For example, epix.net, tux.org and ibiblio.org are configured incorrectly as text/plain. They should report application/octet-stream.
Can you pass the word to your mirror admins and ask them to configure the mime types on all their content correctly?
Thanks, Bob
