Re: [WinMac] MacBinary downloads

Tom Roth(tomroth[at]wfubmc.edu)
Fri, 9 Apr 1999 11:50:07 -0500

> > Tom Roth wrote:
> > I've been playing around with some MacBinary encoded files on our
> > website this afternoon and I've discovered that if I put the files on
> > our website then when I download from my Mac it doesn't automatically
> > decode and as it's downloading it says "file type unknown".

> Bruce Johnson wrote:
> Make sure your Web server is set up to serve .bin mime types...that's
> probably what's happening. I've run into this problem before.

I think that's exactly the problem. Thomas Leahey sent me an email this
morning telling me...

> "Leahey, Thomas J" wrote:
> The problem you're experiencing is caused by the Webserver. You or the
> webmaster will need to create a MIME type for the MacBinary file (.bin). It
> doesn't matter what the browser client has set (though what you have their
> is correct and will make the client lauch StuffIt Expander once the file is
> received -- if it knows it's being sent a MacBinary file by the server in
> the first place). Anytime you add new filetypes to be served from a
> webserver, you should always check the server MIME types list and add
> entries for unlisted filetypes (sounds, application-specific documents,
> etc.). Hope this helps...

So it sounds as if the problem is at the web server.

Thanks to all who replied!

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