jim tate wrote: > Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Thursday 30 November 2006 09:37, Todd Zullinger wrote: >> >>> 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 lightscribe.com site has an incorrected mime-type set for .rpm >>> files (audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin), at least for .rpm files as most >>> of us are used to them. You can use wget to download it: >>> >>> >> That's not lacies mistake, its the browsers mimetype associations and >> can be fixed if one is determined to. >> Its also very very commonly made, and can be worked around by right >> clicking and choosing the save as option from the pop-up. >> >> Windoze folks think they can make life difficult by hijacking the .rpm >> extension away from the OSS folks but all it does is make me more >> convinced I should nuke the only winderz install here, a leftover copy >> of XP on my lappy. I keep that just for the dweebs at C.C. in case I >> have a problem with it. When the warranty is up, it gets nuked at the >> first sneeze, I don't like viri loose in my house. >> >> >>> wget >>> http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadSection/linux/downloads/lightscribe- >>> 1.4.124.1-linux-2.6-intel.rpm >>> >> >> > Would you please go to that site and do a right click and "save as" and > tell me what I'm doing wrong. > > > > Jim > You are doing nothing wrong. The page listing for the rpm is actually a link to http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadSection/linux/index.aspx?id=814# which is the license agreement you've gotta accept before they redirect to the actual rpm. And as the server config is b0rked it pushes the rpm as a RealAudio file. go to http://www.lightscribe.com/support/index.aspx?id=309 and tell them "Fix yer crappy ASP" -- Tony Placilla, RHCT, GSEC anthony_placilla@xxxxxxxx GPG-Key-ID: 1024D/C78F8B64 http://pgp.mit.edu Key fingerprint = A8D5 7AFF CE88 4179 C792 D9A9 F197 2A15 C78F 8B64
