12/19   How do you get Firebird to handle new file types? Sometimes it tries to
        open binary files in the browser window.
        \_ You can shift-enter on the location bar to force-save the file, or
           wait for 0.8 to fix this issue (branch has already been cut for
           release): http://mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4104
           \_ I don't understand why all the Netscape-like browsers do this.
              What's up with the shift-click thing all these years?
                \_ What's up is that the server is sending the wrong
                   Content-Type (probably text/html or text/plain if
                   Firebird tries to display it in the browser window) for
                   binary files.  The reason it might work with IE is that
                   IE violates RFCs by guessing what the content-type really
                   is by looking at the file extension.  -tom
                   \_ I see.  I prefer the functional RFC violation to the
                      geeky, correct, but non-functional version.
                      \_ You think the violation is functional because
                        you think Microsoft is the center of Universe and
                        Windows + Intel PC is the only kind of computer
                        on face of the earth.  Fortunately, there are a lot
                        of geeks who are actually doing productive things
                        on other Hardware/software platform so you don't have
                        to learn another OS, or learn how to type up a paper
                        without using the Word which  you pirated.
                        \_ Actually it's extremely unlikely you know more
                           systems than I do.  Unlike you, I've learned that it
                           is better when they just work, rather than blindly
                           follow an arbitrary standard which makes the apps
                           less functional.  I bought Word.  I also paid for
                           my personal copy of Solaris.  When in school and I
                           couldn't afford Word, I wrote my papers in troff
                           while everyone else was still using type writers or
                           the very few computers available on campus.  What
                           were *you* writing your college papers on in the
                           80s?
                           \_ functional violations of the standard by
                              monpolies are always bad. they make the monopoly
                              stronger. if all the small players don't adhere
                              to the standard and do adhoc shit, they lose
                              to the big player. so blame either the standard
                              or the webmasters. i don't think the browser is
                              at fault.
                              you're an idiot for using troff. -ali.
                                \_ he's actually a liar and a troll for saying
                                he used troff. he's an idiot for implying that
                                was a good thing.
                                \_ i only lied about being a troll. -clooney