[CentOS] What the heck is a "text/html decoder"

[Dennis Jacobfeuerborn]

On 04.11.2013 22:59, Frank Cox wrote:
> On Mon, 04 Nov 2013 22:51:59 +0100
> Dennis Jacobfeuerborn wrote:
>
>>> My phone service provider offers a way to check my voicemail via a
>>> webpage.  However, when I go to that webpage with Firefox and try to play
>>> back a saved message, a window pops up that says this:
>>>
>>> "The following plugin is required: text/html decoder"
>>>
>>> What is it looking for and how can I install it?  I already  have these
>>> totem rpms:
>>
>> It's looking for a web browser. "text/html" is a MIME type:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_media_type#Type_text
>
> Firefox isn't a web browser?  I go the voicemail page using firefox, click on the play message link, and get the above noted pop-up window.
>
> Sorry to appear dense, but I'm not understanding what it (and you) are saying, somehow.
>

I'm saying that a browser is sufficient to display text/html and you 
don't need to go look for additional plugins.
The fact that you get the popup means that either the website sends 
broken information that the browser cannot properly interpretet as 
text/html or that there is an issue with your browser.

Regards,
   Dennis