Hi all,

While using KM if I Left Click on a link to download a 7z file* (possibly some other types as well...can't remember for sure), instead of getting a "Do you want to open or save this file?" dialog like I do if I click on a link for a Zip file, the 7z file will "open" as code in KM (as if you were to open the 7z file in a text editor).

Of course I can Right Click and "Save link target as...", but I imagine there is a simple tweak to the settings somewhere which would cause the Left Click to prompt whether to Open or Save, but I can't find it.

Anyone know where/how to do this?

Thanks!

*e.g., this link for the 7-Zipped privacy mode skin provided by disrupted in this privacy mode thread.

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Anyone know if that is a possible risk?

Nope.
In case the server is passing wrong information, the browser will try to render the file (as in the case above) and in worst case scenario it will crash.

you may try adding 7z in mime types editor and select save directly to disk... it didn't work for me though, don't know why..

edit: no, no risk just as yogi said.. if any file opens in window as text it can't execute code and if the file is too big it might crash.. if it disguises as binary exe then kmeleon as gecko security dictates will never execute inside browser



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/05/2009 05:47PM by disrupted.

If you use a FTP client to upload the 7zip file you must check upload like binary type file instead ASCII text in FTP client settings.

Thus, it is possible that the server can distinguish how to serve the 7zip file.

K-Meleon in Spanish

yes, i always upload as binary.. but holaservers doesn't understand.. badly configured server but it's free and accepts all files so

@disrupted, @Yogi, and @desga2

Thanks for all the helpful info --- good to know!