142327 - Mozilla adds .exe to filenames during download.

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 120327

(SeaMonkey :: Download & File Handling, defect)

Description

[Don Eitner]

Using the May 3 build of Mozilla for OS/2 I have twice now seen an issue where
files I download from the internet are being given a .exe filename extension in
addition to their existing filename and extension.  This has occured both with a
.zip file (became .zip.exe) and several mp3 files downloaded from AmpCast
(became .mp3.exe).  The .exe is misleading, though, because the files are not
executable.  For instance, the .zip.exe file could not be run from command line
or double clicking in the WorkPlace Shell desktop environment.  I had to rename
the file and unzip with unzip.exe as normal.

Unfortunately this issue seems to be inconsistent.  I have successfully
downloaded some .zip files without them getting a useless .exe filename extension.

P.S.  I am _not_ using Mozilla build 20020403 even if this form tells you that I
am.  My title bar and "About Mozilla" page both show build 2002050308.

Comment 1

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Don, thanks for the report.  We append the .exe on zipfiles served as
application/octet-stream, at the moment.  This is an incredibly unfortunate
misfeature....  Marking duplicate of the bug that will fix this.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 120327 ***

Comment 2

[Arnoud Berendsen]

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