Re: Unable to download mp3 files

[Boruch Baum <boruch_baum@xxxxxxx>]

On 2021-01-03 10:21, aalinovi@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> There is a website "www.bluesbeforesunrise.org" that I visit each Sunday
> morning to download the mp3 files of the previous evening's show.

> The error message then suggests that I verify the mime settings for the
> file extension to make sure this mime type is acceptable.
>
> Unfortunately, I have no idea how to do that and would appreciate any
> assistance.

I've succeeded in downloading from that webpage (and I'm listening to it
now).

1) Try looking at the values for variable `w3m-content-type-alist'.

2) When POINT is on the download link, try M-x w3m-download, I think.

   The reason that I'm not totally sure anymore is ... (shameless
   promotion follows) ...

   I have for a few years now a PR#27[1] for an advanced emacs-w3m
   downloader that works great and has no problem with mp3's. It also
   has many other features including resuming interrupted downloads,
   pausing, queueing, bulk selection, and a pretty nifty progress view
   screen.

   Andres Ramirez and maybe others have reported successfully using it
   by copying my file w3m-download.el and I think making just very minor
   changes afterwards.

   My fork with all my changes are here[2]

3) Uggh. Misleading advertising. The download isn't playing blues, just
   1950's pop xmas vocal classics.

[1] https://github.com/emacs-w3m/emacs-w3m/pull/27
[2] https://github.com/Boruch-Baum/emacs-w3m

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