215028 - Cannot save .exe file using "save target as" command or any other

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(SeaMonkey :: Download & File Handling, defect)

Description

[Andy Strojny]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; Windows NT 5.0; T312461; DOJ3jx7bf)
Build Identifier: Mozilla 1.4

When you try and download an *.exe file cannot do in Download manager.  Get 
message to save file to disc.  At http://www.tucows.com/preview/310138.html 
site (this is just an example) when you try to save download file you end up 
saving the page but not the *.exe file you are trying to save.  Have same 
problem using Mozilla 1.5 alpha.  

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Go to website and right click on download (download manager opens but 
cannot install program.  Popup message suggest saving file to disc.
2.  Right Click on download and "save target as"
3.  You do not get the *.exe file you are trying to save.

Actual Results:  
Not possible to download .exe program from the site.

Expected Results:  
The download manager should either let you save the .exe file without 
executing.  Or the save target as command should let you save the .exe. file to 
disc.

Comment 1

[Oliver Klee]

The *.exe file is not directly linked from that site: That link leads to a list
of mirrors. Following the links finally gets me to downloading the file (using
2003080304 WinXP). Marking Invalid.