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Prevent 'garbled text' file downloads via server settings
Authored by: balthisar on Feb 19, '04 12:08:42PM

I have this line at my site root folder in .htaccess:

AddType application/octet-stream .dmg

for the exact reason that this hint was published. Still, though, I get user reports sometimes the indicate that the .dmg doesn't download, but fills the browser window -- luckily my .dmg is less than a meg.

It's already a compressed .dmg, so I'd hate to add the extra step for users by zipping or stuffing it.

Any ideas?

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--Jim (me)



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Prevent 'garbled text' file downloads via server settings
Authored by: cfoster on Feb 19, '04 08:01:03PM

The web server process may need to be restarted to notice the change to your .htaccess file. If you don't have control over restarting Apache, you may just have to wait for your admin to reboot your server.

One of the few times that UNIX's rock-solid stability can be a hinderance. :-)



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