Scared0o0Rabbit
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For those firebird users unaware of the fact, it's name is changed and there's a new version out on www.mozilla.org
Originally posted by Zheræ@Feb 9, 2004 @ 07:56 PM
They have a thing for copyrighted names Firefox is registered too just do a search on google.
Any HTTP/1.1 message containing an entity-body SHOULD include a
Content-Type header field defining the media type of that body. If
and only if the media type is not given by a Content-Type field, the
recipient MAY attempt to guess the media type via inspection of its
content and/or the name extension(s) of the URI used to identify the
resource. If the media type remains unknown, the recipient SHOULD
treat it as type "application/octet-stream".
Originally posted by ExCyber@Feb 10, 2004 @ 08:14 PM
I've only skimmed a couple relevant Bugzilla entries, but I think the main reasons are:
1) It's not hard to accidentally delete the extension if you only want to edit the filename, and then there's no easy way to get it back without restarting the download (which could be problematic on files that are wrapped in anti-leech systems, license agreements, etc.).
2) There's generally no reason that you should have to change the extension in the save dialog. The extension is typically correct unless the web server lies about the file type (which happens with distressing regularity). The HTTP spec only allows the browser to perform its own determination if a MIME type is not specified, so it's the server's job to either provide a correct type or not provide one at all:
Any HTTP/1.1 message containing an entity-body SHOULD include a
Content-Type header field defining the media type of that body. If
and only if the media type is not given by a Content-Type field, the
recipient MAY attempt to guess the media type via inspection of its
content and/or the name extension(s) of the URI used to identify the
resource. If the media type remains unknown, the recipient SHOULD
treat it as type "application/octet-stream".
(emphasis added)