title: GeoServer Forcing to Download XML File Instead of Displaying in Browser
body: <p>We have an old Linux box running GeoServer 2.0.1; in that there is a Layer which can output into RSS format. So if I were to access the following url in a browser:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://myserver:8080/geoserver/topp/wms?service=WMS&amp;version=1.1.0&amp;request=GetMap&amp;layers=topp:states&amp;styles=&amp;bbox=-124.73142200000001,24.955967,-66.969849,49.371735&amp;width=780&amp;height=330&amp;srs=EPSG:4326&amp;format=application/rss+xml" rel="nofollow">http://myserver:8080/geoserver/topp/wms?service=WMS&amp;version=1.1.0&amp;request=GetMap&amp;layers=topp:states&amp;styles=&amp;bbox=-124.73142200000001,24.955967,-66.969849,49.371735&amp;width=780&amp;height=330&amp;srs=EPSG:4326&amp;format=application/rss+xml</a></p>
  
  <p>then the server would display the xml file in the browser--as needed. However, we are trying to migrate to another machine--a Linux box. That is running GeoServer 2.4.4. In that server, a url like above prompts me to download the xml file. The same behavior exists in a Windows machine GeoServer 2.6.x. </p>
  
  <p>So I tried the following in Geo Server: WMS->Allowed MIME types for a GetMap request->added application/rss+xml option but still no good.</p>
  
  <p>What can I do to fix the problem? The old Linux server is too old, no documentation exists.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Edit</strong>: Something like this should work but doesn't: <a href="http://docs.geoserver.org/2.6.x/en/user/tutorials/georss/georss.html" rel="nofollow">http://docs.geoserver.org/2.6.x/en/user/tutorials/georss/georss.html</a></p>