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2000/7/6-7 [Computer/SW/WWW/Browsers, Computer/SW/OS/Windows] UID:18596 Activity:kinda low
7/5     I am trying to get internet explorer to download a file.  I send
        it headers like:

        HTTP/1.1 200 OK
        Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=foo.txt
        Cache-control: private
        Connection: close
        Content-Type: application/octet-stream
        Content-Length: xx

        And then the xx bytes that make up the file.  It saves it, but
        the browser doesn't recognize that the download is over:
        the little globe keeps twirling, and it tries to stay connected.
        What do I send it to tell it that the transfer is done?
        \_ Just a guess, but maybe the web server needs to close the
           connection?
        \_ Did you send it correct number of xx bytes? check the RFC or ee122
           \_ More specifically, check whether the byte count is post-MIME
              or pre-MIME
        \_ Some versions of IE have a bug that makes the wait cursor
           and spinny logo not go away after the dowload is completed and
           the file saved. Try a few different versions of IE and potentially,
           different browsers to verify that is/is not what you are seeing.
           If you suspect you are hitting it, find sites on the web
           that spew files for saving and see if they exhibit the same
           behaviour. Workarounds include forced refreshes and the
           various 'redirect'n'ftp' hacks you see on download sites. A
           good way to check correctenes of lengths/headers/ra ra ra is
           to run through a proxy and dump the relevant info to a log. -pvg
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