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'''Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions''' ('''MIME''') is an extension of [[Internet e-mail message format]]. Among other things, it defines a standard way to attach files to an email message. | '''Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions''' ('''MIME''') is an extension of [[Internet e-mail message format]]. Among other things, it defines a standard way to attach files to an email message. | ||
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* RFC 6533: Internationalized Delivery Status and Disposition Notifications | * RFC 6533: Internationalized Delivery Status and Disposition Notifications | ||
* RFC 6838: Media Type Specifications and Registration Procedures | * RFC 6838: Media Type Specifications and Registration Procedures | ||
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Revision as of 15:38, 2 November 2013
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) is an extension of Internet e-mail message format. Among other things, it defines a standard way to attach files to an email message.
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Format
A MIME-compliant message is identified by the presence of a "MIME-Version" message header. The other headers used by MIME begin with "Content-".
See also
Specifications
- RFC 2045: MIME Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies
- RFC 2046: MIME Part Two: Media types
- RFC 2047: MIME Part Three: Message Header Extensions for Non-ASCII Text
- RFC 2049: MIME Part Five: Conformance Criteria and Examples
- RFC 2183: The Content-Disposition Header Field
- RFC 2231: MIME Parameter Value and Encoded Word Extensions: Character Sets, Languages, and Continuations
- RFC 2387: The MIME Multipart/Related Content-type
- RFC 3676: The Text/Plain Format and DelSp Parameters
- RFC 3798: Message Disposition Notification
- RFC 4289: MIME Part Four: Registration Procedures
- RFC 5147: URI Fragment Identifiers for the text/plain Media Type
- RFC 6532: Internationalized Email Headers
- RFC 6533: Internationalized Delivery Status and Disposition Notifications
- RFC 6838: Media Type Specifications and Registration Procedures
