Re: Lynx and .deb
On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 at 04:54:03 -0500, root wrote:
[Why are debs being downloaded as text]
> I have pored through the docs but cannot seem to find out where I can tell
> Lynx that when downloading a .deb file it should NOT download it as text.
> ;) does this have to do with system mime types, etc,
On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 at 05:43:24 -0500, Todd Suess wrote:
> Yup, it goes to a deb file, and there is an entry for deb in
> /etc/mime.types for a deb listing it as a debian package file,
True, but not really relevant. The MIME type returned by the server
determines if the client sees the deb as text or not. Contact the server
admins and have them add entries to mime.types.
Ray
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