[aspectj-dev] problem with aspectj downloads on Win XP SP2

["Mik Kersten" <beatmik@xxxxxxxxx>]

With Windows XP Service Pack 2 installed the AspectJ downloads don't work.
The download files are executable JARs and need to run in order to install
properly.  However, in MSIE with SP2 installed they get download as ZIP
files.  So the only way to install AspectJ is to rename the download file to
.jar (extracting the ZIP will not work).

Perhaps the eclipse.org web server is configured to send JAR files with MIME
type ZIP, and MSIE is now being strict about that?  My "File Types"
extension mappings correctly associate JAR with javaw.

To reproduce:
- visit http://eclipse.org/aspectj/
- click "Downloads" on the left nav bar
- notice that all the download files are .jar, but download as .zip

Mik

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