On Thursday 30 November 2006 15:42, Anthony J Placilla wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Thursday 30 November 2006 15:26, Anthony J Placilla wrote: >>> Gene Heskett wrote: >>>> On Thursday 30 November 2006 09:20, jim tate wrote: >>>>> Downloading a rpm from the sight below, When I click on rpm to save >>>>> in FC 6 all that happens it open a RealPlayer window , I can't even >>>>> do a "Save link" that doesn't work either. >>>>> This site is the only site I have had this problem with. >>>>> What gives? >>>> >>>> The browsers all come configured for winderz syntaxes for some >>>> reason, and that think an .rpm is a realplayer file of some sort. >>>> The cure is to right click on the url and chose the 'save as' >>>> option. Or find and fix the file associations which I haven't yet. >>>> >>>> Frankly, that really should be bugzilla'd, its a PITA. But I'm too >>>> lazy. >>>> >>>>> Jim >>> >>> /etc/mime.types? >> >> [root@coyote linux-2.6.19]# grep .rpm /etc/mime.types >> application/x-rpm rpm >> #audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin rpm >> >> but I think this ones in the browsers own prefs someplace I haven't >> found. >> >> If this is the proper place to fix it, what should that be edited to >> be? > >which has got me puzzled because about:config in FF shows >helpers.global_mime_types_file uses /etc/mime.types > >how about >browser.helperApps.neverAsk.saveToDisk Would that not save everything to disk? Or is this just for the rpm association in the second column? -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
