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On Mon, 2010-08-02 at 18:09 +0200, Dennis Joachimsthaler wrote:
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Ben Schwarz <<A HREF="mailto:ben.schwarz@gmail.com">ben.schwarz@gmail.com</A>> wrote:
> I'm really not too sure what pre-existing problem this actually solves.
> Given that a server sets the correct mime-types for a given resource, we
> know what "type" it is already.
Yes, since we don't want to set MIME-Types. I want to be able to set
what a file actually is. Is it a file which is supposed to be shown in
the browser? Or is it an "attachment" (refering to the content-disposition
setting)
> Setting the Content-disposition on the client side creates an annoying
> user
> experience.
I don't think so. What would you rather have?
<download>
(Please right click and save target as)
or
<download>
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Which can easily be done with sever-side code. It's still annoying for the end user when things like this happen though. For example, who do you know that hasn't turned off whatever PDF browser plugin has been installed along with their Acrobat Reader?<BR>
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Thanks,<BR>
Ash<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk">http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk</A><BR>
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