Name: bsC130419 Date: 06/14/2001


java version "1.2.2"
Classic VM (build JDK-1.2.2-004, native threads, symcjit)

The http download button has an incorrect link. Clicking it only downloads
the "Download4.htm" page instead of the binary. Thanks.

    http://java.sun.com/Download4

Albert
(Review ID: 125759)
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The problem seems to be with IE5 and the text content at the start of
GNUZIP tar shell script files (with a suffix of .bin). I believe that
since this file type is *not* registered, the ASCII content at the start
makes IE think this is going to be just a text file and it displays
instead of downloading. Netscape does not have this problem. I
downloaded as expected using Netscape 4.77 without even using the
'shift-right-click' trick.

<trace>

Here's the navigation trace to reproduce the problem starting at:

http://java.sun.com/

   PRODUCTS & APIs->


http://java.sun.com/products/
 
    Select a Product or API [-select-]->
                            Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v1.3->


http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/

     Now Available!
     The JavaTM 2 Platform, Standard Edition v1.3.1

     Solaris SPARC/x86 Linux x86 Microsoft Windows
     
     Linux x86->


http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download-linux.html

    GNUZIP Tar shell script->


http://java.sun.com/Download4

    <License Agreement Display>

    ACCEPT->


http://java.sun.com/Download4

You have chosen to download Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v 1.3.1
The download size of the file j2sdk-1_3_1-linux-i386.bin = 26,924,751
bytes.
     FTP download from java.sun.com:

     FTP download->


ftp://ftp.java.sun.com/pub/j2sdk/1.3.1/f198267/j2sdk-1_3_1-linux-i386.bin

**--**--**--**--**--**--**--**--**--**--**
** Here is where IE5 download fails **
**--**--**--**--**--**--**--**--**--**--**

Netscape 4.77: Saves this to a file, whereas

IE5: displays in the browser
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#!/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/bin:/bin
libthread_path=
more <<"EOF"
                          Sun Microsystems, Inc.
                       Binary Code License Agreement

READ THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY PROVIDED SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE
TERMS (COLLECTIVELY "AGREEMENT") CAREFULLY BEFORE OPENING THE SOFTWARE
MEDIA PACKAGE. BY OPENING THE SOFTWARE MEDIA PACKAGE, YOU AGREE TO THE
TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE ACCESSING THE SOFTWARE
ELECTRONICALLY,

...

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