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<p>When attaching a file to a message (composing a new message), the
MIME type of the attached file is choosen based on the file extension
from the mapping list defined in the <i>mime.types</i> file(s).
-Sylpheed defines its MIME type mapping table by loading the
+Sylpheed-Claws defines its MIME type mapping table by loading the
system wide MIME types file, then the user file.
The systeme file is <span style="font-style: italic;">/usr/share/mime/globs
</span>or, if this doesn't exist, <span style="font-style: italic;">SYSCONFDIR/</span><i>mime.types</i>
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<pre># This file controls what Internet media types are sent to the client for<br># given file extension(s). Sending the correct media type to the client<br># is important so they know how to handle the content of the file.<br># The Internet media type registry is at <br># <ftp://ftp.iana.org/in-notes/iana/assignments/media-types/>.<br><br># MIME type Extension<br>application/mac-binhex40 hqx<br>application/mac-compactpro cpt<br>application/msword doc<br>application/pdf pdf<br>application/postscript ai eps ps<br>application/rtf rtf<br>application/x-bcpio bcpio<br>application/x-bzip2 bz2<br>application/x-csh csh<br>application/x-gtar gtar<br>application/x-gzip gz tgz<br>application/x-kword kwd kwt<br>application/x-kspread ksp<br>application/x-kpresenter kpr kpt<br>application/x-kchart chrt<br>application/x-latex latex<br>application/x-sh sh<br>application/x-shar shar<br>application/x-shockwave-flash swf<br>application/x-tar tar<br>application/x-tcl tcl<br>application/x-tex tex<br>application/x-texinfo texinfo texi<br>application/x-troff t tr roff<br>application/x-troff-man man<br>application/zip zip<br>audio/mpeg mpga mp2 mp3<br>audio/x-aiff aif aiff aifc<br>audio/x-wav wav<br>image/gif gif<br>image/ief ief<br>image/jpeg jpeg jpg jpe<br>image/png png<br>image/tiff tiff tif<br>text/plain asc txt<br>text/rtf rtf<br>text/sgml sgml sgm<br>text/xml xml<br>video/mpeg mpeg mpg mpe<br>video/x-msvideo avi<br>text/html html htm<br></pre>
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-<p>If the file can be found or has the wrong format, Sylpheed will
+<p>If the file can be found or has the wrong format, Sylpheed-Claws will
assume
the default MIME type for all the attachments: <i>application/octet-stream</i>.
In such a case, the recipients mail client may not know what
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<p>When opening an attachment (select the attachment, right click and
select
-<i>Open</i>) Sylpheed uses one of the following methods to determine
+<i>Open</i>) Sylpheed-Claws uses one of the following methods to determine
the application to launch:</p>
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<i>Common preferences</i>, by changing the <i>Web browser</i>
defined
in the <i>Other</i> tab.</li>
- <li>Any other attachment type: Sylpheed relies on <i>metamail</i> to
+ <li>Any other attachment type: Sylpheed-Claws relies on <i>metamail</i> to
use
-the correct application (Sylpheed starts <i>metamail</i> giving it
+the correct application (Sylpheed-Claws starts <i>metamail</i> giving it
the attachment file and the MIME type taken from the mail).</li>
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