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iCode · 2006-01-17, 11:04

Hi, I've got a problem with Safari when saving files. Some files, eg zip, get saved normally, but some (such as .rar) Safari saves as txt files (SomeArchive.rar becomes SomeArchive.rar.txt etc). I'm running OS X 10.4.4 and Safari 2.0.3.
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Blue Light Bandit · 2006-01-17, 11:17

The problem is that the server is using the wrong MIME type and is telling Safari that it's a plain text file. This is a common issue with people using cheap/lazy hosting services. Contact the site owner or admin to fix it.

Dorian Gray · 2006-01-17, 14:46

The solution, along with emailing the perpetrators of these acts, is to simply rename the downloaded files with whatever extension they should have (usually just involves removing the false extension) and open them as normal in whatever app they should use.

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iCode New Member Join Date: Aug 2005	2006-01-17, 11:04 Hi, I've got a problem with Safari when saving files. Some files, eg zip, get saved normally, but some (such as .rar) Safari saves as txt files (SomeArchive.rar becomes SomeArchive.rar.txt etc). I'm running OS X 10.4.4 and Safari 2.0.3. Thanks
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Blue Light Bandit Member Join Date: May 2004	2006-01-17, 11:17 The problem is that the server is using the wrong MIME type and is telling Safari that it's a plain text file. This is a common issue with people using cheap/lazy hosting services. Contact the site owner or admin to fix it.
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Dorian Gray Veteran Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Paris, France	2006-01-17, 14:46 The solution, along with emailing the perpetrators of these acts, is to simply rename the downloaded files with whatever extension they should have (usually just involves removing the false extension) and open them as normal in whatever app they should use.
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