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diff --git a/methods/http.cc b/methods/http.cc
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--- a/methods/http.cc
+++ b/methods/http.cc
@@ -716,7 +716,19 @@ void HttpMethod::SendReq(FetchItem *Itm,CircleBuf &Out)
}
}
-
+ // If we ask for uncompressed files servers might respond with content-
+ // negotation which lets us end up with compressed files we do not support,
+ // see 657029, 657560 and co, so if we have no extension on the request
+ // ask for text only. As a sidenote: If there is nothing to negotate servers
+ // seem to be nice and ignore it.
+ if (_config->FindB("Acquire::http::SendAccept", true) == true)
+ {
+ size_t const filepos = Itm->Uri.find_last_of('/');
+ string const file = Itm->Uri.substr(filepos + 1);
+ if (flExtension(file) == file)
+ strcat(Buf,"Accept: text/*\r\n");
+ }
+
string Req = Buf;
// Check for a partial file