Re: File download of .tar.gz file renames to .tar.tar

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From: Robert Aldwinckle (robald_at_techemail.com)
Date: 09/18/04 

Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 15:03:54 -0400

"Warren Brown" <Warren Brown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:860BBF04-AB91-4516-ADD5-2B7394BB493E@microsoft.com...
> When I try to download any file with a .tar.gz extension, the file download
> dialog renames the file to a .tar.tar extension. For example, go to
> http://www.openssl.org/source/ and click on one of the files.

It looks as if the headers from the server may be the cause:

<example>
Content-Type: application/x-tar
Content-Encoding: gzip
</example>

Change the Save as type: field to All Files
and then revise the File name however you like.

HTH

Robert Aldwinckle 

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> I have tried
> this on different files on different sites, and with different computers and
> it always fails.  I found the bug on version 6, and have since applied SP2.
> My IE:
>
> Version: 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158
> Update Versions:; SP2;
>
>  Is MS aware of this bug and is there a fix for it?