DMG compatibilty with browsers

[Frank D. Engel, Jr.]

Opera also pops up a box and asks, but also gives you the option to 
"Open", which mounts the image.

On Dec 2, 2004, at 3:06 PM, Frank D. Engel, Jr. wrote:

> Ditto as to Safari, though I avoid IE (no comment here).
>
> FireFox pops up a box asking you what to do, but the only available 
> option is "Save to Disk", which results in the file being saved, but 
> not mounted.
>
> On Dec 2, 2004, at 3:01 PM, RGould8 at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Can anyone tell me, from a Mac perspective, what various browsers to 
>> by
>> default when one clicks on a hyperlink on a web-page that is a .DMG 
>> file?
>>
>> I'm finding that on my Mac, Safari downloads the .DMG and 
>> automatically
>> mounts it.   IE just downloads it and does not auto-mount.   Curious 
>> if that's the
>> way it's working on your Macs as well.   Also curious what FireFox 
>> does, and
>> Opera, etc.
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> Frank D. Engel, Jr.  <fde101 at fjrhome.net>
>
> $ ln -s /usr/share/kjvbible /usr/manual
> $ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16"
> John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten 
> Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have 
> everlasting life.
> $
>
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$ ln -s /usr/share/kjvbible /usr/manual
$ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16"
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten 
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have 
everlasting life.
$



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