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am getting this error message when I try to upload tif files as story attachments.

Mime type, application/octet-stream, or extension of 2166f05ab.tif not in list of allowed types.

what's the problem, and how do I fix?

Geeklog does not let you upload images as .tif files. I would simply convert it to a jpg or a gif, as they are much more compatible, anyway.

It so happens that a lot of my image content is tif, and it adds an extra ()manual) step every time I upload an image to put it in jpeg or gif, so I am willing to invest a little time in tweaking GL to handle tifs, if anyone has any idea how to do that.

You will need to add the MIME type for TIFFs both in the upload class system/classes/upload.class.php and in admin/story.php.

Search for 'jpg' or 'gif' in those files and you will find the places. It should be obvious how to extend the lists there.

How is TIFF support in browsers these days? A few years ago, you often needed a plugin to handle them.

bye, Dirk

In admin/story.php, there is a line as follows:

$upload->setAllowedMimeTypes(array('image/gif'=>'.gif','image/jpeg'=>'.jpg,.jpeg','image/pjpeg'=>'.jpg,.jpeg','image/x-png'=>'.png','image/png'=>'
.png'));

Try adding an entry for tif ('image/tiff'=>'.tif,.tiff'), and see if that works.

[EDIT: It appears as though Dirk beat me to it]