Re: Curious ftp problem with squid 1.1.3

} Duane Wessels wrote:
}
} > So it would be interesting to try changing DEFAULT_MIME_TYPE in
} > ftpget.c and see if that fixes this problem. Meanwhile, everyone can
} > argue about which content type should be the default.
}
} I'd vote for application/octet-stream. Ftpget really does not know
} anything about the file in question apart from the fact that it is an
} octet stream (or will be presented as one by the remote FTP server).

How about a slightly different variation....

  - Allow a trailing part to the ftp URL of the form
    ftp://ftp/url?mime-type/subtype

  - If specified then ftpget would send back a mime-type/subtype
    [and for text/* change the transfer mode to ascii]

  - If no type is specified and no type can be deduced, return an
    application/octet-stream

  - When generating a directory listing, if a file is seen that cannot
    by typed generate 2 <A...> bits for it - one with stuff defaulted
    to binary, the other to force fetching as text.

I am not convinced its the right thing to do, but it does allow
flexibility.

        Nigel.

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