[pkg-lighttpd] Bug#598709: Bug#598709: lighttpd: workaround for acrobat + msie pdf download bug

[Olaf van der Spek]

On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Jérémy Lal <kapouer at melix.org> wrote:
>> Isn't Reader 9 the latest version?
> i don't know.

Adobe Reader 9 appears to be the latest version.

> Reader 8 update manager proposes 8.2.0, version which still has the bug.
>
>> Got a link to the Adobe bug report?
> That's the closest to a bug report i could find :
> http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/807/cpsid_80780.html

It says: For Internet Explorer only, update to Adobe Acrobat 9.3/Adobe
Reader 9.3 or later.

On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Jérémy Lal <kapouer at melix.org> wrote:
> Correction : 8.2.4 is the latest of the 8.x, and is still affected.
>
> We can't ask clients to update their software,

Why not? Updating software should be standard operating procedure.

> so even if it's fixed in a newer Reader, the problem will remain for years.
> Apache, IIS are already working around that issue, why not lighttpd ?

Because a proper fix is better.

Olaf