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List:       perl-win32-web
Subject:    Re: application/x-zip-compresses MIME Type problem
From:       "$Bill Luebkert" <dbe () wgn ! net>
Date:       2001-08-31 6:21:39
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Syed Anwaruddin wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I am using "application/x-zip-compressed" MIME type for downloading the
> files.
> 
> Once I get the "Save As" Dialog box to save the downloaded files, If I keep
> this "Save As" Dialog Box idle for more than 5 minutes and then click "OK"
> to Save the downloaded file, I am getting an error message as " Network
> error.Unable to save the file. Please reset the Peer".

So don't wait for 5 minutes.  :)  Timeouts are a necessary part of TCP/IP - 
you can't keep the cicuit up forever.

> When I save the downlaoded file immediately OR with in 5 minutes, It worked
> fine.
> 
> The part of my code is as follows:
> 
> print "Content-Type: application/x-zip-compressed\n";
>         print "Content-disposition:  attachment; filename=\"$zipfile\"\n\n";
> 
>         binmode(ZIP);

You need to binmode STDOUT also if on Win32.

>         while (<ZIP>) {
> 
>             print $_;
>         }
> 
>         close(ZIP);
> 
>       # cleanup - remove the zip file
>       unlink("$zipfile");
> 
> I don't have any clue about this problem. I am getting this problem on UNIX
> and NT. Please help me on this. Please let me know the "cause" for this
> behaviour. Your help in this regard is greatly appreciated!!

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