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* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=261263 Bug 261263] — validate charset (esp. UTF-8) of text/plain downloads (first N bytes) before accepting as text/plain | |||
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Revision as of 16:19, 10 March 2006
If you are trying to download or view a page from a site and instead it shows as gibberish/garbled text/garbage or includes HTML code, it's most likely the result of a misconfigured server.
For users
- Contact the webmaster of the site and tell them about the issue. This is very important so that not only you can download/view the file properly, but others can too.
- Instead of clicking on the download/view link, right-click on it, pick "Save Link As", give it an appropriate name and extension, then open it locally.
- Alternately, open the gibberish file, then choose "File -> Save Page As", give it an appropriate name and extension, then open it locally.
For webmasters
Read MIME types.
Related
- Page downloads instead of displays
- Bug 261263 — validate charset (esp. UTF-8) of text/plain downloads (first N bytes) before accepting as text/plain
