i dont have this file , i dont know why.. im using mac os X 10.4.3

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Please help men i cant find this file anywhere

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The file DOES NOT exist by default, you need to create it and save it the user's Preferences folder. You can use a text editor like BBEdit/SubEthaEdit or plist tools like Apple Developer tool Property List Editor or shareware utility Plist Editor Pro to create the plist file.

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hmmmm thanks you dude

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Maybe I don't know enough about plists or something, but I can't get this to work. I just want Safari to stop asking if I'm sure I wanted to download an application, and I'd like it to automatically open bittorrents.

No joy, so far... can anyone explain a little more?

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I just double-checked this and will work if you use the XML code noted in example 3...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
  <key>LSRiskCategoryNeutral</key>
  <dict>
    <key>LSRiskCategoryContentTypes</key>
    <array>
      <string>com.apple.application</string>
    </array>
  </dict>
</dict>
</plist>

Then quit/relaunch Safari and test downloading a dmg with app and you will NOT get a prompt.

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Ah, excellent - that works. I was missing the first line.

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Or use Saft to disable the warning.

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OK, but how can I stop Safari from automatically appending ".txt" to files?

Everytime I download firmware, whether for my server, router, etc. it thinks the file should be appended, when I rather it didn't because right now I have to go to the "Get info" window to remove the ".txt" each time.

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The most likely cause - whichever server you're retrieving those files from are serving the files with the wrong mimetype. Safari appends .txt to those files being served with the mimetype for text/html or whichever - because in essence it was told that the file <i>is</i> text.

If you can contact the webserver admins and have the server configuration fixed to serve the proper type, this'll go away. I haven't figured out a way to stop this behavior in Safari yet, but apparently a bug report about this has already been filed on Radar.

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is that link reliable? how could example 1 be declaring "safe" files and example 2 be declaring "unsafe" files?


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Yes, the link is reliable. It is my article and I have tested it with Mac OS X 10.4.3 and Safari Version 2.0.2 (416.13). For instance, example 1 with declares Citrix ICA files to be "safe" using uniform type identifier com.citrix.ICAClient.plist works for me. Note, that the plist file com.apple.DownloadAssessment.plist doesn't exist by default and I tested with the file in the current user's ~/Library/Preferences/ folder. I needed to quit/relaunch Safari after adding or modifying the com.apple.DownloadAssessment.plist file and you need the Safari setting 'Open "safe" files after downloading' enabled.

So, once I had the file created in the users Preferences folder with the proper XML info and quit/relaunch Safari, when I download a Citrix ICA file, for example *.ica, it downloads and then auto-opens the file into the Citrix ICA application.

There was a typo, in example two which I have fixed. It should have been "LSRiskCategoryUnsafeExecutable" NOT "LSRiskCategorySafe". Sorry about that error, and thanks for pointing it out.

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nice. after some more testing, i can affirm that this does work, but only partially (at least in my case: safari 2.0.2/416.13).

for example, using .pdf extensions w/LSRiskCategoryUnsafeExecutable did pop up the warning, but using it w/LSRiskCategoryNeutral didn't prevent pdf files from auto-opening. similarly, i couldn't get any key/string values to stop safari from auto-opening .gz or tar.gz files.

it seems like the user.plist file doesn't totally "override" the system one. where is the system config file, by the way?

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If you are concerned with pdf, gz or tar.gz, why not simply disable the 'Open "safe" files after download' option in Safari?

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Made many attempts on this, no luck.

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Chris

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make sure you have converted your text file to flat text (cmd-shift-t) before saving it.

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I use Taboo to disable all of the security warnings. Taboo also prevents accidental closure of tabbed windows.

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Ian

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I can't get it to work with .SIT files, here is my file :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
  <key>LSRiskCategorySafe</key>
  <dict>
    <key>LSRiskCategoryExtensions</key>
    <array>
      <string>sit</string>
    </array>
  </dict>
</dict>
</plist>

Anyone have an idea why ? I'm using Taboo, can this one be conflicting with the post processing of .SIT files ? thanks !

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This is not working, are downloads handled differently in the new safari 3?

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It works for me. Be careful with the typing (I copied-and-pasted into Terminal), and make sure you're using the right values. Refer to the original posting on the Macenterprise site.

I just set up Safari to auto-open Google Earth .kml files, for example.

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