> > Hi All, > > I'm using perl module MIME::Lite to sent out email with attachments, > may I know what "Type" should I define to attach any type of files, > for instance .jpg, .xls, .doc, .pdf and etc without checking the > attached file type. Is there any global variable to define instead of > Type => 'application/zip', Type => 'image/gif', Type => "application/ > xls" and etc? > > $msg->attach ( > Type => 'what type should I define without checking the attached > file type', > Path => '$path', > Filename => '$filename', > Disposition => 'attachment' > ) > > Please helps. > I think that with MIME::Lite you can just set the type as BINARY or TEXT. I experimented with lots of types for zip files and xls/csv files and whilst is may break the RFC it does not seem to break how the item is attached eg I send xls files as text and it made no difference when the mail arrived in outlook with the attachement.
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