Serve .ICS files as binaries purely through .htaccess or apache conf

Question

When I upload an .ICS file to the server and try to download it, it appears as text. I would like the "Save as" dialog to appear so that the user can open the file as a binary in Outlook.

What can I put into the apache conf or .htaccess rule to make the headers for ICS files work like a binary. Example: A .doc file opens like a binary.

Thanks.

Answer 1

You'd need to add the following line to your .htaccess file:

AddType text/calendar .ics