web browser open/save dialog

[kleinesarschloch]

i want to get rid of the "open/save" dialog that web browser pop up when downloading a file. is there a way to do it on the server side? the file type in question is *.exe and i want it to open right away instead of poping up the "open/save" dialog. any suggestions appreciated.

 

[edmicman]

i don't think thats possible. from a security standpoint, you'd NEVER want an exe to automatically run!

 

[kleinesarschloch]

i'll give you an example: when you want to download quicktime, it doesnt ask you to open/save the installer, instead it pops up the dialog asking whether you want to run it or not (the one that displays the certificate info etc.). that is exactly the behaviour i want.