[mod_python] (servlet) download files with req.sendfile

Hi,
 
You should make sure that you send a proper Content-Type header before
calling sendfile. A curl -i on
http://pytsts2.codezone.ath.cx/dwn69?dwn=teste.tgz shows that you return a
text/plain MIME type, which is not correct. Plus, the HTML page is appended
to the end of the TGZ file.
 
As for the filename problem, I'm not sure, but I think the problem can be
solved with a Content-Disposition header, though it is a bit unreliable. See
:
 
http://ppewww.ph.gla.ac.uk/~flavell/www/content-type.html
 
and
 
http://www.mozilla.org/docs/web-developer/mimetypes.html
 
Regards,
 
Nicolas Lehuen

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Envoyé : mercredi 14 juillet 2004 03:44
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Hi,

    I have a test mod_python.servlet in http://pytsts2.codezone.ath.cx/dwn69
and don't know how to explain because my pour english but i will go try  8-)

    When i use req.sendfile('filename') my browser (Mozila) don't know the
file type and name for download the file. It uses script filename. But if i
download the file directly, my browser download fine and know the download
filename and type.

    What are missing from my code? What i'm doing wrong?

Thanks,
Sharky

PS.: Sorry my n00b questions 8-) 
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