> Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 10:19:50 -0800
> From: David Ellement <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: mutt-users <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: mutt && mime.types
>
> On 020112, at 17:58:56, Roman Neuhauser wrote
> > So... could someone point me to the function which mutt uses to
> > determine the MIME type of the attachments when you view a
> > message?
>
> When viewing a message, mutt uses the content-type header to
> determine the MIME type (and then mailcap to determine what to do
> with that type). It's up to the sending MUA to set the content-type
> header.
Doh. Should have been quite clear. Thanks for the explanation.
> It is possible to invoke a filter via a mailcap entry to try to
> guess the MIME type. For an example, see Dave Pearson's
> mutt.octet.filter (http://www.davep.org/mutt).
Ok. I'll use this.
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