I'm not sure if it still behaves this way. But historically IE has ignored the declared content-type and instead used the file extension. The work-around was to add a bogus argument to the URL:
http://server/get-the-goodies.jsp?filetype=.zip This way it "looks" like a .zip file to IE. Also, when IE returns a "generic error" and you want to know what it is, consider disabling "Friendly" error messages. Use: Tools->Internet Options->Advanced->Uncheck "Show Friendly HTTP Error messages." ----- Original Message ---- From: Brandon Steward <bstew...@jsu.edu> To: Tomcat Users List <users@tomcat.apache.org> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 12:26:17 PM Subject: file type being blocked by IE I have a Tomcat web application that generates output files and the files have the extension .zip. I try to download them in IE, but I get the generic error from IE saying it cannot download the file. I can try the same thing in Firefox and it works just fine. I've tried going through my IE security settings, but I haven't had any luck. Has anyone had this problem before and if so, were you able to fix it or develop a workaround? Thanks, Brandon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
