From: Marcin Raczkowski <mailing.mr@...>
Date: 2007-11-07T21:28:48+09:00
Subject: Re: send file from CGI

Detlef Reichl wrote:
> Am Montag, den 05.11.2007, 01:34 +0900 schrieb Daniel V旦lkerts:
>> Detlef Reichl schrieb:
>>
>> Hi Detlef,
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>>   
>> Wouldn't be easier to redirect the clients browser to the zip file?
> 
> Hi Daniel
> 
> the zip file is not in the web root and also should not be
> 
why not? securing data this way is kinda stupid.

>>  In 
>> addition is "application/zip" the correct mime type?
>>
> afaik yes, but i also testet with other file types, with the same
> result.
> 
acording to http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/ it's.

but some shity browsers (read IE wants file to have .zip extension even 
if it's something like bleh.html?file=bloh.zip)