IE browser failed to download msi file but open it as text file.

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Issue

Structure: JWS 3.0.2 + mod_cluster + EAP 6.4.12.

If a html file has a download link like this:

<a href="Test.msi">Download</a>

The Test.msi file located at the same folder as html file.

When click Download link, IE web browser will open this file with text format instead of downloading it.

Environment

  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
    • 6.x
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server (JWS)
    • 3.x

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