Hello Monks,

Is there a Perl module or work-around for overcoming the different ways various browsers handle files offered for download?

While googling for an answer to this I ran across this bit of info on Matt's Script archive:

If your browser attempts to name the downloaded file download.cgi you should save it to disk and then rename it with the appropriate extension. This bug has been reported in various browsers, including IE for Mac OS X.

I've found that on win, IE6, NS7 work fine, same for phoenix 0.5 on RH Linux. On win IE5.5 I get the bug referenced in the info above.

Any hints would be appreciated.

- D

In reply to downloading files, different browsers by Dufonzo

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