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in reply to downloading an mp3 file through a Perl script

Try adding mp3 content type header:
Content-type: audio/mp3
It is likely that some of your users' IE browser would default to a document type unless one is explicitly specified.
Update: didn't realize you half answered your own question there, heh!


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