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HarryT · 11-12-2010, 03:13 PM

This is generate caused by the web server not having a MIME type set up to tell it that files with those extensions should be served as binary files, not text. You need to add the entry "application/epub+zip" to the server's list of MIME types.

11-12-2010, 03:13 PM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	This is generate caused by the web server not having a MIME type set up to tell it that files with those extensions should be served as binary files, not text. You need to add the entry "application/epub+zip" to the server's list of MIME types.