Re: Curious ftp problem with squid 1.1.3

From: Martin Ibert <mib@dont-contact.us>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 08:08:29 +0100

carson@lehman.com wrote:

> <sigh> Unfortunately, even when saving to disk, some browsers seem to pay
> attention to the MIME type, and barf on "text/plain" files that contain
> arbitrary characters. Or at least that's the gist I got from the discussion.

I have the suspicion that some versions of Netsca*e will sometimes
introduce CR characters into a "text/plain" file, even when saving it to
disk! Especially if you have inadvertently viewed it before.

(Do I get an extra vote in favor of "application/octet-stream"? :-) )

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