mime type for *.msi
Peter Young
(*.msi) should be? That file type isn't set up in my Opera
and I'd like to add it.
Thanks!
-Pete
Christian Wagner
"Peter Young" <you...@attbi.no.spam.com.please> wrote in message
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> Anyone know what mime type a Microsoft Installer file
> (*.msi) should be? That file type isn't set up in my Opera
> and I'd like to add it.
It doesn't have a MIME type assigned to it. Servers -should- be
delivering MSI files as "application/octet-stream", just like
EXE files. If you're getting MSI files as "text/plain" or
something, that's a problem on the server side.
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Tommy A. Olsen
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> Anyone know what mime type a Microsoft Installer file
> (*.msi) should be? That file type isn't set up in my Opera
> and I'd like to add it.
I would guess application/x-msi would be fine.
If the mime-type is wrong(or unknown), Opera will determine action using
the extension anyway.
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Tommy A. Olsen
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>
> "Peter Young" <you...@attbi.no.spam.com.please> wrote in message
> news:akg7j3$3gd$1...@mail.opera.no...
> > Anyone know what mime type a Microsoft Installer file
> > (*.msi) should be? That file type isn't set up in my Opera
> > and I'd like to add it.
>
> It doesn't have a MIME type assigned to it. Servers -should- be
> delivering MSI files as "application/octet-stream", just like
> EXE files. If you're getting MSI files as "text/plain" or
> something, that's a problem on the server side.
Come to think about it, Opera will ask you what to do with the file if
it's not registered anyway.
Jor
$3gd$1...@mail.opera.no:
> Anyone know what mime type a Microsoft Installer file
> (*.msi) should be? That file type isn't set up in my Opera
> and I'd like to add it.
>
application/x-msi will work.
Some M$ servers also use application/x-windows-installer or even
application/msi !
But unless it's in the official MIME lists, you're best off by using
*/x-ext for any extension. It certainly cannot do harm.
Although I must admit I have created 'MIME types' like application/x-
winamp3skin and application/x-pgpkey before ;)
Peter Young
news:MEG.17d5d91bf...@news.opera.no...
> On Tue, 27 Aug 2002 10:57:02 -0500, Peter Young
> <you...@attbi.no.spam.com.please> wrote...
> > Anyone know what mime type a Microsoft Installer file
> > (*.msi) should be? That file type isn't set up in my
Opera
> > and I'd like to add it.
>
> I would guess application/x-msi would be fine.
> If the mime-type is wrong(or unknown), Opera will
determine action using
> the extension anyway.
data, which of course isn't very effective. I have to
right-click and save-as in order to get the download. I want
to set up a file type entry which is why I asked.
Thanks.
Jor
@mail.opera.no:
> It never asked me, it tries to open a page and display the
> data, which of course isn't very effective. I have to
> right-click and save-as in order to get the download. I want
> to set up a file type entry which is why I asked.
>
Then you should contact the server administrator, and ask them to set up a
MIME Type for msi server-side. Many badly configured servers send
everything as text/plain, which will open in Opera.
This is up to the server administrators to fix, the other "solution" is to
add a MIME Type for the file type, and to set Opera not to trust server
MIME Types.
Rev. Bob 'Bob' Crispen
27 Aug 2002:
>> It doesn't have a MIME type assigned to it. Servers -should- be
>> delivering MSI files as "application/octet-stream", just like
>> EXE files. If you're getting MSI files as "text/plain" or
>> something, that's a problem on the server side.
>
> Come to think about it, Opera will ask you what to do with the
> file if it's not registered anyway.
That's the MIME type, not the extension -- unless you've got that evil
option turned on that makes Opera mimic MSIE.
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