Re: [NTLK] Problem downloading packages when using Mozilla Firefox

From: Norman Palardy (npalardy_at_great-white-software.com)
Date: Wed Jan 04 2006 - 14:25:26 PST

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On Jan 04, 2006, at 3:09 PM, John wrote:

>> instead the file is translated into a jumble of text
>> inside the browser window itself?
>
> Unna's "Mac" page states:
> "Configure your browser to download files with the .pkg extention as
> binary files, not text files."
> .....<http://www.unna.org/mac.shtml>
>
which probably mans you need RCDefaultApp from here
http://www.macobserver.com/columns/macgadget/2004/20040524.shtml

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