--- Frederic Crozat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 07 Nov 2002 16:02:01 +0200, mika.laiti
> wrote:
> 
> > I am using Mandrake 9.0 and I have noticed that
> Mozilla will hang and 
> > totally freeze my desktop if it will start to read
> rpm-files.
> > How can I force Mozilla to saving these files. (I
> believe that Mozilla 
> > thinks that they are Real Player sound files and
> starts downloading them.)
> > 
> > I know that usually I could use "save target as"
> button, but unfortunately 
> > in places like a SourceForge download area the
> downloading will start 
> > automatically... 
> > --> Ui is in freeze until I can kill mozilla in
> the terminal...
> 
> Complain to Real Networks.. Their Real plugin is
> broken because it says it
> manages .rpm files.. There is nothing we can do
> about that..

It does manage .rpm files, RealPlayer Plugin Modules. 
I'd be interested to know whether RealNetworks or
RedHat started using .rpm first, but they've both been
using it for many years.  Isn't MIME supposed to be
able to deal with this kind of problem though?

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