[PLUG] Apache mime types?

[Jason LaPier]

Have you tried forcing the type using AddType? My guess is the mime type is
going to remain similar to tar (since that's what ova really is), but maybe
the addition of a file extension will help?

AddType application/x-tar .ova

I don't know if that will work, but it's the first thing I would try.

- Jason


On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 8:32 AM, Scott Garman <sgarman at zenlinux.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have an Apache 2.2.17 server running on a Fedora 14 system. I'm trying
> to distribute some .ova files (which are virtual machine appliances).
>
> For some reason the MIME type advertised by Apache is a tar archive, and
> this causes IE to automatically rename the file to end with .tar when
> downloading it from a Windows system. Using Chrome or FF, the file is
> downloaded with the proper file extension. :-/
>
> I do not see any references to MIME types under /etc/httpd, and nothing
> jumps out at me in /etc/mime.types that could be causing this. Some
> Google searches have been fruitless. Can anyone hit me with a cluebat
> with ideas on how to fix this?
>
> Thanks, and I'll see you at tonight's meeting!
>
> Scott
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