[opencms-dev] Downloading issue...

[M Butcher]

Sounds like the "Content-type" HTTP header is not getting set correctly. 
  Are these files getting statically exported? (They should -- no use 
serving a big fat static binary file dynamically). Check your sevlet 
container's MIME settings.

Matt

Rufus Knight wrote:
> This is also happening with PowerPoint files, but I am able to download 
> pdf, Word documents, and other file types.
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> *From:* opencms-dev-admin at opencms.org 
> [mailto:opencms-dev-admin at opencms.org] *On Behalf Of *Rufus Knight
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 07, 2004 10:32 AM
> *To:* opencms-dev at opencms.org
> *Subject:* [opencms-dev] Downloading issue...
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> I have a few Excel files that I want to post on a site.  When I'm in 
> offline mode I am able to download those files via clicking on their 
> respective links on the pages that were created for those links.  
> However, when I publish those files and the pages that reference them I 
> am unable to download the files.  Instead I get a page that shows what 
> you would get if you were to try to open a .xls file in Wordpad.  I 
> don't understand why I would get one result in offline mode and another 
> online.  Could someone please help me with this issue?  Thanks.
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