Public bug reported: # lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Release: 10.04
# apt-cache policy libapache2-mod-xsendfile libapache2-mod-xsendfile: Installed: 0.9-2 Candidate: 0.9-2 Version table: *** 0.9-2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status When I attempt to download a file over SSL, using Internet Explorer (version 6, 7, or 8) on Windows XP, I receive an error dialog in IE: "Internet Explorer cannot download file.ext from domain.tld." "Internet explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later." The error does not not happen over a plaintext connection, nor does it happen in IE >= 9. I should add that when I do not use mod_xsendfile to serve the file to the user-agent, the issue does not occur, either. In other words, if I use "pure PHP" to send the data, the user-agent receives the file, as expected. While I realize that the problem may very well be with IE, and not mod_xsendfile, the chances of Microsoft patching its older browsers are close to zero, while the chances of the package author adding agent- specific conditional logic (if possible) to address the issue are certainly better. It would be a shame not to be able to use mod_xsendfile for anything mission-critical due to this one limitation. ** Affects: libapache2-mod-xsendfile (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: # lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Release: 10.04 # apt-cache policy libapache2-mod-xsendfile libapache2-mod-xsendfile: - Installed: 0.9-2 - Candidate: 0.9-2 - Version table: - *** 0.9-2 0 - 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 0.9-2 + Candidate: 0.9-2 + Version table: + *** 0.9-2 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status - - When I attempt to download a file over SSL, using Internet Explorer (version 6, 7, or 8) on Windows XP, I receive an error dialog in IE: + When I attempt to download a file over SSL, using Internet Explorer + (version 6, 7, or 8) on Windows XP, I receive an error dialog in IE: "Internet Explorer cannot download file.ext from domain.tld." "Internet explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later." The error does not not happen over a plaintext connection, nor does it happen in IE >= 9. + + I should add that when I do not use mod_xsendfile to serve the file to + the user-agent, the issue does not occur, either. In other words, if I + use "pure PHP" to send the data, the user-agent receives the file, as + expected. + + While I realize that the problem may very well be with IE, and not + mod_xsendfile, the chances of Microsoft patching its older browsers are + close to zero, while the chances of the package author adding agent- + specific conditional logic (if possible) to address the issue are + certainly better. + + It would be a shame not to be able to use mod_xsendfile for anything + mission-critical due to this one limitation. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1002513 Title: Files cannot be downloaded over SSL in IE 6/7/8 on Windows XP To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libapache2-mod-xsendfile/+bug/1002513/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
