Mp4 movies download with .txt extension

I notice others before had the same problem that was never resolved.
the problem is that when a mp4 movie is downloaded, it results in
a .txt extension and the browser window fills with text.
if the file is saved to disk and the extension is removed, it
plays just fine.
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH SAFARI AND HOW CAN IT BE CHANGED!!!
any advice would be greatly appreciated. this seems like an unnecessary problem that should NOT exist.

I believe that the file is identifying itself correctly.
there is no problem with downloading the move in firefox or camino.
the website is my own
http://math.bu.edu/people/sf/spiralmov.html
you can try it with any of the movies on this page.
a friend of mine on a different computer running safari
identified this problem.
thanks
stefanos

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