Manage MIME Types

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The Manage MIME Types page enables you to perform the following procedures:

Mapping MIME types:

To create a MIME type map, complete the following steps.

  1. Click in the selection box where you want the MIME type inserted (or click an existing MIME type to modify).

  2. Click Insert or Modify (if a MIME type is selected).

  3. In the Extension field, enter the extension or suffix of the type of file to be mapped.

  4. In the MIME Type field, enter the general type of data contained in the file.

    For example, .gif, .jpeg, and .tif files are "image" MIME Content-Type files.

  5. In the Subtype field, enter the data subtype, which shows the specific format in which the data is stored.

    For example, .ai, .ps., and .eps files are stored in PostScript.

  6. In the Comment field, enter an optional comment about this MIME type.

  7. Click Save to save the mimetypes file.

Example

In the following example, a PostScript .eps file is mapped to an application.

Deleting MIME types:

To delete a MIME type, complete the following steps.

  1. In the selection box, click the MIME type that you want to delete.

  2. Click Delete.