Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 13:31:39 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: rob <europax@home.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why not XEmacs, after all? Message-ID: <14770.39179.779952.698846@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <39B22B90.C668CF9A@home.com> References: <14769.42910.433715.290489@guru.mired.org> <39B22B90.C668CF9A@home.com>
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rob writes: > > They both use ~/.mailcap, which is what Netscape uses as well. The > > syntax is "type/subtype;command". Type and subtype are the appropriate > > MIME values. Subtype can be "*" to mean "any of this type". Command > > should include a "%s" that will have the file name of the temporary > > file plugged in. > I always wondered what that file was. I always thought it was some > config file from a mail program that I never used. It odd that I never > looked in it. Rob. That's actually correct. MIME was originally introduced as a mail format, and mailcap files were used by mailers. Web browsers using them was an obvious move. <mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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