[Hidden-tech] Serving/downloading Macintosh .dmg files

[Matt Lampiasi]

modules are so cool. i am not expert on apache by any means but i am 
amazed at the features and the number of modules available that i come 
across as i need them (or the software i use needs them). i used another 
webserver (tiny i think) for windows before switching to apache some 
years ago and had that problem with mime types for mp3's actually, had 
to do what Robert suggested but in the config files not as a .htaccess.

i am pretty sure i never got a 404 error on that though, thats odd, 
about your prob. glad it worked out.

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> Thanks for everyone's help. The problem was solved by adding .dmg as a MIME
> type in the IIS settings (according to my hosting provider). They are
> running IIS not Apache (unfortunately).
>
> Regarding file names, the test files was simply called "Test.dmg" and I did
> get a 404 error despite the fact that the file was clearly there - visible
> in both Dreamweaver and my FTP software. Changing the setting as noted above
> fixed the issue.
>
> Side note on Apache. According to a System Engineer I know, the name
> "Apache" comes originally from it's origins as "a patchy web server" -
> meaning patched together from various bits of code.
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> Will
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> on 12/7/07 9:22 AM, Rich at rich at on-the-net.com wrote:
>
>   
>> Yes and no - depending on the default type setting - it might or not be
>> downloaded as 'text' which might or might not work,
>> so adding the AddType defiinition is a good idea
>>
>> This issue will should up as the downloaded file not being valid as a
>> dmg install file.
>>
>> HOWEVER that has nothing to with a 404 error - that means 'file note
>> found' -- and without a sample url, I can't really comment.
>> I will note that since mac users often use long filenames and ones with
>> spaces and other special characters, and since you didn't say
>> what your server is running (linux, windows or mac) - it is more likely
>> a file name difference between the file system name (that you ftp'd)
>> vs the URL that apache recognizes
>>
>> Rich
>>
>> Robert Hafner wrote:
>>     
>>> Will,
>>>
>>> You need to set the apache mime information correctly for .dmg files.
>>> Since it doesn't know what the file is or how it is processed, or if
>>> it thinks its the wrong type, it can screw up like this.
>>>
>>> Simplest way to do this is to create a file named ".htaccess" and put
>>> the following line in:
>>> AddType application/x-apple-diskimage dmg
>>>
>>>
>>> Robert
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 6, 2007, at 5:55 PM, Will Loving wrote:
>>>       
>>>> I¹m having a specific problem with Macintosh .dmg files that I¹ve put
>>>> on my server not downloading properly. The file is clearly there but
>>>> when I attempt to download it via a URL, I get a 404 error. If I take
>>>> the same file and compress it as a .zip archive, it downloads just
>>>> fine. At some point earlier this year, I was having a possibly
>>>> related problem where the .dmg file would start to download but would
>>>> download as text.
>>>>
>>>> The only happens with files that I¹ve uploaded to my server, not with
>>>> dmg files from other sources, so I¹m guessing it has something to do
>>>> with how the files are being transferred. The ³download as text²
>>>> issue would make me think that the file got uploaded as text instead
>>>> of binary, but as far as I can tell it¹s binary. I¹ve tried uploading
>>>> from both Dreamweaver and a Vicomsoft FTP client with the same result.
>>>>
>>>> I thought I remembered reading something in the last year about issue
>>>> with uploading dmg files, but all my searches have been in vain...
>>>>  Anyone know the answer to this conundrum?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Will
>>>>
>>>> Will Loving, President
>>>> Dedication Technologies, Inc.
>>>>
>>>>
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