Mozilla newbie: downloads from Doom9?

[jggimi]

I know a few folks here use Mozilla regularly (avih, unplugged, Doom9...) and, having given Mozilla a try, I have a quick usability question related to it.

Whenever I attempt to download an attachment in the forum, or, download software from the main website -- Mozilla prompts me to either save the .php file or execute it with an app. With IE, it works properly, with Mozilla, nope. And attempting to execute the .php file with IE or Mozilla doesn't work.

I can circumvent the problem by renaming the saved file (e.g.: from <whatever>.txt.php to <whatever>), but I thought that, if there's a switch, setting, or knob to turn, someone here would know what it is.

Thanks!

[avih]

iirc, mozilla based browsers (try phoenix nightly btw, better than mozilla imho) react to files differently (more strictly) than IE. and what you're experiencing is a mime problem with the page itself (happens here as well sometimes). it's probably because of the board software, and should be fixable theoritically.