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How to tell a browser to download a custom file type?

I have a custom file type someType. I want to link to it so that when a user clicks the link, browsers will offer the user to download the file.

I know about MIME types, so I guess I could "lie" and add a MIME type that says it's like a zip file. But is there a more correct way of doing this? Some generic "download this" MIME type?

Solution

  • As pointed out in a comment, the best option is:

    application/octet-stream

    However, it doesn't seem to work perfectly. But anyway, that seems like the best option.