netscape opens not dowloads ( only in linux)

[ray436]

this is strange.... maybe...

i was checking a website i did some work on, and when i checked it in netscape (on my linux box) a file that is supposed to download opens up as a sort-of messed up text file. ( it is actually a MS Word document i changed the extension of to .zzz so it would'nt open in a browser)

it is fine in IE5, and this only happens under linux, i checked around the web and other files like this do the same thing..... is it my set-up or is this what will happen?

hope you know what i am getting at, thanks for any input [sig][/sig]

 

[newbieatassembly]

Think you mean its opening files you want to download

Press shift before clicking on the download in that case.
Shift+click -> will download it to hard disk like in IE etc in windows. [sig][/sig]

 

[ray436]

thats what is happening alright, but it does not handle the file properly, since it is a MS Word document.

it also happens if i use a *.pdf file though too.

oh well, such is life.

thanks for the tip!

[sig][/sig]

 

[Guest_imported]

MS Word and PDF files have their own, propietary format. Unless you have an editor or reader with the appropriate converter (filter) they will not be interpreted correctly. I have no idea who all Microsoft has licensed the information necessary to produce a filter to. PDF format is proprietary/owned by Adobe.

I have not checked any programs such as WordPerfect or Star Office for the filter/ability to read MS Word document, but there are PDF readers available for LINUX. Some are shareware and I'd bet Adobe has one.

 

[LocalHero]

You must configure the webserver so that it sends over the right content type for that extention.

/Alexander