276463 - Opening the wrong program when .mp3 in the filename

Status: RESOLVED EXPIRED

(Firefox :: File Handling, defect)

Description

[anderswb]

Hello,
i'v noticed that when i open a file like wav.to.mp3.readme.txt the browser will
see the .mp3 and try to open the text file in my mp3 play. I'm sure this problem
will occur with other filetypes too.

Sincerely
Anders W. Brandt

Comment 1

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

Please try to write better bug reports !

It seems that you are using Firefox but which Version ?
Open a file ? From where and how ?

Comment 2

[anderswb]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Please try to write better bug reports !
> 
> It seems that you are using Firefox but which Version ?
> Open a file ? From where and how ?
> 
> 

Firefox 1.0

When i click a link to a .txt file and the text .mp3 is in the filename, but not
the extension, it thinks the file is a mp3. And doesn't open the program i'v
associated with txt files, but my mp3 player.

It's pretty simple that the program seaches for the first dot in the filename
and uses the next letters to check which program it should open this file with,
i think.

Comment 3

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

Do you click the link on your local disk, http or ftp ?
(Do you have an exampel if http or ftp) ?

Comment 4

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

(In reply to comment #2)
> It's pretty simple that the program seaches for the first dot in the filename
> and uses the next letters to check which program it should open this file with,
> i think.

That is not how Firefox determines how to open the file. Firefox looks at the
file's specified type, as sent by the server. Of course, if you have customised
it to open with an application of your choice, then it uses the program you
specified.

Comment 5

[anderswb]

(In reply to comment #3)
> Do you click the link on your local disk, http or ftp ?
> (Do you have an exampel if http or ftp) ?

It's just a webpage linking to a file. So it's http.

Comment 6

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

The file itself is also http ?
Which content type does the server send for that file ?

The extension doesn't matter for http1.0 and 1.1 servers because there is an
content-type. (It could be a Firefox bug in the unkown content decoder if you
would load the file via ftp:// for example)
It looks like the server sends the wrong content-type for the file.

Comment 7

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 8

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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