Re: [NTLK] Installing pkg with webserver

From: Peter H. Coffin (hellsop_at_ninehells.com)
Date: Wed Mar 19 2003 - 10:57:55 PST


Jordi Rosquillas wrote:
> machine, so I put the package available in the server's documents
> folder and browse
> to it with my MP2100's Net Hooper, but when I click in the package,
> instead of downloading the package (as it does in the unna files) it
> gets displayed as text. In other message there was said that I had to
> modify the apache server config so the package gets deliviered
> (served) as Newton Package, bu= t
> I don't know how to do this.

You need to set the MIME type to deliver files with .pkg extensions to

application/x-newton-compatible-pkg

Mine's in /var/www/conf/mime.types, but you'll need to check your own
installation to see where this is for your machine.

> This would be a simple way to deliver packages in jaguar for ppl who
> don=B9t have serial cables/converters (since newten wont work with
> ethernet)

It is, and it works very very nicely.

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