alternative to right click "Save Target As" for mp3 downlaods

I want visitors to be able to double click the mp3 link and have a standard
Windows download dialog come up.

many folks evidently don't know how to do a right click and "save Target As"
even when instructed..TYVM
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Charlie

- " Keepin' the Blues Alive "
- 4 9 2 A c o u s t i c B l u e s
www.492acousticblues.com

Charlie <charlie@microsoft.com> typed:
> I want visitors to be able to double click the mp3 link and have a
> standard Windows download dialog come up.
>
> many folks evidently don't know how to do a right click and "save
> Target As" even when instructed..TYVM

do you have control over the headers sent to the client?
If so, you can send a content-type that is unknown to the browser (e.g.
application/octet-stream) or you can simply try to tell the browser that the
content is to be downloaded, e.g.
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=myMP3file.mp3;

see http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2183.html for further information on the
latter.

Thanks Jan..that is new terminology for me but I'm checking into it....tyvm

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Charlie

- " Keepin' the Blues Alive "
- 4 9 2 A c o u s t i c B l u e s
www.492acousticblues.com






"Jan Harders" <jan@thejway.de> wrote in message
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> Charlie <charlie@microsoft.com> typed:
> > I want visitors to be able to double click the mp3 link and have a
> > standard Windows download dialog come up.
> >
> > many folks evidently don't know how to do a right click and "save
> > Target As" even when instructed..TYVM
>
> do you have control over the headers sent to the client?
> If so, you can send a content-type that is unknown to the browser (e.g.
> application/octet-stream) or you can simply try to tell the browser that
the
> content is to be downloaded, e.g.
> Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=myMP3file.mp3;
>
> see http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2183.html for further information on the
> latter.
>
>