[Bug-wget] Re: Download by mime type

[Michelle Konzack]

Am 2009-01-25 18:10:55, schrieb Micah Cowan:
> Brian wrote:
> > What is the method of determining, for instance, that a file is a pdf?
> > It's not always the case that a file that is a pdf ends in .pdf. Is it
> > possible to download just header information in order to get the mime
> > type of a file, and then choose whether or not to download the file?
> 
> See https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?20378
> 
> Note that such checks necessitate extra queries to the server, in order
> to determine the content-type before requesting a full download.

But even this could be eroneous...

If you have a CGI which output the file, no one knows....

However, most Webbrowser under Linux do the right thing
by using "file" to determiner what file it is...

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
    Michelle Konzack
    Systemadministrator
    24V Electronic Engineer
    Tamay Dogan Network
    Debian GNU/Linux Consultant


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