[DUG-TO] Extensions of downloaded files

[Andrew Berry]

On 19-Mar-09, at 11:57 AM, Alison Benjamin wrote:
> The name of the file, once it's downloaded, changes to something  
> random like: kJaOsJh+.doc.part (on Firefox 3)
>
This sounds like an issue with the download not completing or a bug in  
FF. What happens in other browsers?

In Firefox, the download procedure goes like this:

- The server sends you a file with a MIME type FF sees to be saved.
- Firefox saves the file with a name like the above during the  
download. This is what it will use if it has to resume the file.
- When the file is complete (and only then) it renames the file to the  
proper file name.

If the download does successfully complete, it might be worth it to  
load up Firebug and inspect the HTTP headers. It should have a header  
indicating the name of the file being downloaded.

--Andrew
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