[racket] launching DrRacket from a web browser

10 minutes ago, Norman Ramsey wrote:
> I'd like to set up a web site with links that cause the server to
> deliver Racket source code.  Receiving such could would cause the
> web server to launch DrRacket.  I believe the right mechanism to use
> here is a MIME type ('Content-Type:' header in the HTTP protocol).
> 
> My question is whether there is an existing MIME type used for
> describing Racket source files and if installing the Racket system
> tells local web browsers about this type---or if I will have to
> figure out for myself how to configure this behavior?

On my servers I used to add "plt" to the list of filename suffixes in
mime.types, but after a while I switched to adding an
"application/plt-scheme-package plt" line.  AFAIK, it doesn't matter
which one you use as long as you use some "application/".

You might also need to deal with browser/os silliness like Windows
trying to guess things too much, and effects of obscure headers like
"Content-Disposition".

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