[imp] mime types - everything application/octet-stream?

Matthew Hilty mhilty@artic.edu
Thu, 17 May 2001 16:46:31 -0500


Hi All,
	Just upgraded from horde/imp 2.2.1 to 2.2.4 (redhat 6.2, 
Apache 1.3.14-2.6.2, PHP3.0.18 horde)  and am experiencing the exact 
same thing, although each of these browsers (without preference 
changes) worked just fine with 2.2.1...attachments sent from Eudora, 
for instance,  have the correct MIME type and IMP handles them as it 
always has (viewing jpg in a new window, using wordview, etc) but, 
mail sent from IMP only associates application/octet-stream for any 
and all uploaded attachments.   This has been tested while browsing 
on Win98, NT, MacOS, Linux, LinuxPPC, and using IE and Netscape, with 
consistent results. No changes were made to /imp/config/defaults.php3 
in the meantime...
	So, if it really is a case of stupid user/browser, where 
would I specify in my browser how to correctly associate file types 
(based on extension?) with the correct MIME type?
 
thanks,
matthew


>Quoting bill parducci <bill@parducci.net>:
>
> > hmm.. i am using netscape (on linux and windoze). attaching the same files
> > using
> > the netscape imap client reports the appropriate mime types.
> >
> > i notice that the dialog box that pops up for netscape's imap client has a
> > field
> > that allows you to select binary or auto mime types, while the d.box for
> > imp
> > only selects files.  i wonder if there are alternatives to use something
> > than
> > the standard file open d.box (which is what imp appears to be using)
>
>IMP specifies an HTML file upload form element. Everything else is up to the
>browser.
>
>-chuck
>
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