IE 6.0.2900 and .tgz file

[Guest]

I am using Windows XP SP2, and my version of IE is
6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519. When i go to a website and try to
download a .tgz file the download gets translated into .tar. Here is an
example of the URL:

http://foo.com/bar.tgz

Has anyone else seen this or know of a way to fix the issue?

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

I am using Windows XP SP2, and my version of IE is
6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519. When i go to a website and try to
download a .tgz file the download gets translated into .tar. Here is an
example of the URL:

http://foo.com/bar.tgz

Has anyone else seen this or know of a way to fix the issue?

FWIW I have answered this question a couple of times in the past

http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?q=tgz+author:aldwinckle+group:microsoft.*.ie6.browser


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