Re: open in browser

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Thomas R. Sibley skribis 2004-05-30 21:20 (-0400):
> Juerd wrote on 05/30/04 15:27:
> >Every browser should have a "open in browser" option in the download
> >dialog that lets you just see the thing as if it's text/plain.
> I agree with you, BUT if admins fixed their servers to report the 
> correct MIME types for cases where they don't (what kind of web server 
> sends what is really text/plain as application/octet-stream!?), my use 
> of such a feature would drop drastically.

I actually want it because the MIME type is communicated correctly.

Long time ago, almost anything that wasn't text/html or an image would
get sent as text/plain. And life was sort-of good, with annoying
screenfuls of garbage now and then.

But now, perl scripts are perl scripts and real media thingies with just
an url in it are real media thingies with just an url in it. Sometimes
(most of the time), I want to just view the text without too much
hassle.


Juerd

• Re: open in browser Thomas R. Sibley 02:20 on 31 May 2004
  • Juerd 02:47 on 31 May 2004
    • Thomas R. Sibley 03:01 on 31 May 2004
      • too deep to show
• Thomas R. Sibley 18:27 on 31 May 2004
• Abigail 22:47 on 31 May 2004
  • Juerd 23:10 on 31 May 2004
  • peter (Peter da Silva) 00:13 on 01 Jun 2004

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