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> Since we're already on the topic of configuring Firefox, I have a tangential question. Does anyone know how to configure Firefox to automatically save rar fil
by Santosh83 9y ago
> Since we're already on the topic of configuring Firefox, I have a tangential question. Does anyone know how to configure Firefox to automatically save rar files? You usually receive the option to always save different file types, but the choice isn't available for rar files, so you always receive a download popup.
Maybe I'm missing something but for me, going to the Options tab, selecting General tab, then going to the Applications section and modifying the entry for RAR file in the list from 'Always Ask' to 'Save file' does the job.
Does it work for you?
For your second question, how about Wireshark? It's open source and does let you inspect the traffic.
- TheAceOfHearts 9y agoThere no RAR file entry in the list. It might be a macOS quirk, or it might somehow be caused by some sort of conflict with The Unarchiver. I'll probably play around with uninstalling it and trying other tools to see if that helps. Perhaps there's some sort of unexpected sandbox restriction with the default file handlers due to The Unarchiver having been installed from the App Store, or a bug with the app itself. I just noticed that in the popup RAR files are identified as binary, while ZIP files are properly identified. Gonna have to dig into it a bit. I've used Wireshark before, but most requests nowadays are using HTTPS. I vaguely recall at some point having tried to snoop on local HTTPS requests with Wireshark and ending up frustrated.
- kbrosnan 9y agoMost likely the site is sending a content-disposition: attachment which forces Firefox to show the save file dialog. This is a very old bug.