[osxrules]

When I try to get Safari to show files with the .jpeg extension, it downloads them instead of viewing them. Items named .jpg are fine. I checked the plug-ins and it seems neither jpg nor jpeg is assigned to any plugin. I'm guessing Safari deals with them internally. Gifs too.

All I really need is to adjust the mime-types because I know quicktime can display jpegs but I can't see how. Would a 3rd party plugin get round the gif animation problem that safari has?

Also does anyone know where to get safari plugins in general? There doesn't seem to be a database like there is for firefox.

[larkost]

It probably is that the server on the other end is mis-configured and is not declaring "image/jpeg" for files that end in ".jpeg". I would guess it is getting a content-type of "apllication/x-bin" or something like that. This is actually what Safari (and all other web browsers) is supposed to do, but InternetExplorer ignores this header (in an unpredictable manner) and guesses what the content is. This may look like a good behavior, but it is bad for two reasons: it masks the problem so that deb admins don't correct their servers, and every version of IE has different rules on what it ignores and how it decides what something is creating a minefield for people who are trying to use the system for things it was designed for.