Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice and Microsoft Office files - MIME type problem

Ian,

On Tue, 2011-06-28 at 10:01 -0400, Ian Long wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have looked for a solution to an issue I am seeing, but without any luck - hopefully someone 
> has seen this before and can provide a workaround.
>
> A client  is using LibreOffice on Windows XP PCs, running IE8.  They use LO to save in the 
> Microsoft formats (.doc, .xls, etc) which is working fine.
>
> However, when they try to upload one of those files to web servers, the MIME type of those files 
> is always reported as 'application/octect-stream', rather than
> the real mime type - IE can't figure out the type as it would if Office was installed.
>
> This also affects files that weren't created by LO, such as ones that were sent via email, that 
> were created in Microsoft Office.
>
> Is there a way to register some type of LO handler with Windows so that the file types are 
> properly recognized?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ian

If the MSO document is uploaded directly to the server without being
opened in LO does your client have the same problem? I just want to
clarify if it is a problem with LO or possibly somewhere else. 

Do other browsers report the same problem when used or access the page?

Also, what version of LO are they using?

-- 
Jay Lozier
jslozier@gmail.com

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