64115 - PDF files recognized as application/octet-stream

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 55580

(Core Graveyard :: File Handling, defect)

Description

[David Orme]

PDF files available for download at the above URL are recognized as MIME type
application/octet stream rather than as application/pdf.  Consequently, it is
impossible for mozilla to launch a viewer (helper app) rather than display the
download dialog.

Comment 1

[Eric Vaandering (no email)]

This works for me and I don't have anything in helpers for octet stream. I only
have one helper app entry which is for application/pdf

Even if it didn't work, I would assume the problem would lie with the web server
and not the client.

Comment 2

[tenthumbs]

All the pdf files are ftp URI's so there is no server MIME type. I suspect this
is a real mozilla problem, and probably a duplicate of some older bug.

Comment 3

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

methinks this is a dup...

Comment 4

[Erich 'Ricky' Iseli]

I cannot reproduce this in the way described. The helper application is loaded
(at least I can see the splash screen of Acrobat Reader), but then nothing is
displayed in the browser window.

Comment 5

[Ari Pollak]

I don't think this is a bug, more like a feature - the files are via ftp, and
the default auction for pretty much all files from FTP are to save them.. 

Comment 6

[Keyser Sose]

So this is a WONTFIX?

Comment 7

[R.K.Aa.]

seems related to bug 55580 "downloading pdf from ftp site not working"
(also related: bug 54393)

Comment 8

[Keyser Sose]

I think this is the same bug as 55580 just updated a bit marking as a duplicate

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 55580 ***

Comment 9

[shrirang khanzode]

verifd

Comment 10

[benc]

-> ftp
ftp is not looking at the extension, which is how it is supposed to work.