Glenn McCorkle wrote:
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> On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 03:11:25 -0400, Clarence Verge wrote:
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> <snip>
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> > Before reviewing the format of my Netscape "Helpers" section, (yuk.-
> > - - shades of Mac!) I was convinced that simply telling Netscape that
> > ZBM is image/x-compressed bitmap and specifying the name of the
> > decombobulator should do the job !
>
> And now you have discovered that it's not quite that easy. <vbg>
>
> The *first* step is getting "image/yadayada.ZBM"
> defined as a legal image source so that the server computers will send
> "content-type: image/x-zbitmap" (or whatever is decided upon)
No, I don't think that is the first step, because, as you point out, a lot
of servers send EVERYTHING as text/plain. :((
I have asked Michael to consider allowing the extension to take priority
over mime type so we can get around these server problems in many areas.
His response was, "that's the way the other browsers do it but it is
improper use of the standards".
> The "nitty gritty" for NS is that you need to write a plugin.
> NS will display within an HTML page the needed additional GUI stuff
> of properly written plugins.
Is the rest of your document proof that you HAVE made the necessary plugin ?
> Temporarily change this line in mime.cfg
>
> application/zip ZIP
>
> Make it so that it will treat D/Led ZIPs as ZBMs....
Why do you do this ? To get the download mimetype right ?
It would make the normal downloading of .ZIPs awkward wouldn't it ?
How about putting in a check to see if the ZIP contains a BMP and going
to the Saveas page if it doesn't ?
Anyway, I would prefer to keep the correct extension and operate on that
basis instead of mimetype if possible. ;-)
- Clarence Verge
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