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NODE 232a7cb7MIME Don Henson <72466.3616@CompuServe.COM>Sat, 30 Jan 93 18:18:49 PST

One stupid question, please?  What is MIME?

Don Henson
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NODE d5bf5ff4Re: MIME Brad Huntting <huntting@glarp.com>Sun, 31 Jan 93 12:23:10 PST

> One stupid question, please?  What is MIME?

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension(s)...

It provides a simple framework for sending typed body parts in
RFC822 mail.  One popular use for this is multimedia, but it can
also be used to send binaries, references to ftp-able files, etc.

It also provides an ideal framework for incorporating message
encryption and authentication into rfc822 message.


brad