Re: incorrect mime types

[Ali Akcaagac <ali akcaagac stud fh-wilhelmshaven de>]

On 2001.09.11 01:45:31 +0200 Heber Farnsworth wrote:
> Balsa is inconsistent in recognizing mime types.  I frequently get e-mails
> with pdf files attached.  These seem to always be listed as
> application/octet-stream so I have to save the attachment and start a
> viewer.  

no, not balsa is inconsistent. gnome is inconsistent because gnome mimetypes
detection is not good, hopefully this will be solved within gnome 2.0 but i
cant promise this.

> I thought this might be a problem in how the sender's mail was configured
> but then I opened my mailbox with Netscape mail and it correctly identified
> the attachment as application/pdf.

as i said its a gnome related problem not balsa.

> Then I thought balsa must not be able to recognize this mime type but this
> isn't true either because I can save an attachment I was sent and then
> attach it to a new e-mail and balsa correctly lables the attachment as
> application/pdf.  
> 
> Balsa is good at most mime types.  I have no problem with Excel files or
> Word documents (I mean balsa has no problem -- I send nasty-grams to people
> who send Word files.)  These are correctly identified and balsa let's me
> spawn a viewer.  What's up with pdf?
> 
> Try this.  I've attached a small pdf file as a test.  In the attachment
> pane of the compose window it is listed as application/pdf.  When I send it
> to myself it shows up was x-unknown/(null).  Why not pdf?

go into gnome-control-center and in the mimes part try to solve your stuff
there. otherwise go to gnome 1.4 or 2.0 mailinglist and report the problem.

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