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|00000260| 53 61 74 2c 20 38 20 4a | 75 6c 20 31 39 39 35 20 |Sat, 8 J|ul 1995 |
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|000004b0| 64 3a 20 6d 69 6d 65 31 | 2c 76 20 33 2e 31 33 20 |d: mime1|,v 3.13 |
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|00000500| 0a 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d | 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d |.=======|========|
|00000510| 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d | 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d |========|========|
|00000520| 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d | 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d |========|========|
|00000530| 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d | 3d 3d 3d 0a 63 6f 6d 70 |========|===.comp|
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|00000550| 65 6e 74 6c 79 20 61 73 | 6b 65 64 20 71 75 65 73 |ently as|ked ques|
|00000560| 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 6c 69 | 73 74 20 28 46 41 51 29 |tions li|st (FAQ)|
|00000570| 20 28 31 2f 33 29 0a 3d | 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d | (1/3).=|========|
|00000580| 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d | 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d |========|========|
|00000590| 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d | 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d |========|========|
|000005a0| 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d | 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d |========|========|
|000005b0| 3d 0a 50 61 72 74 20 31 | 3a 20 41 6e 73 77 65 72 |=.Part 1|: Answer|
|000005c0| 73 20 74 6f 20 46 72 65 | 71 75 65 6e 74 6c 79 20 |s to Fre|quently |
|000005d0| 41 73 6b 65 64 20 51 75 | 65 73 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 |Asked Qu|estions |
|000005e0| 61 62 6f 75 74 20 4d 49 | 4d 45 0a 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e |about MI|ME.~~~~~|
|000005f0| 7e 0a 2d 2d 0a 0a 4f 76 | 65 72 76 69 65 77 0a 2d |~.--..Ov|erview.-|
|00000600| 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a | 54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 |-------.|This is |
|00000610| 70 61 72 74 20 31 20 6f | 66 20 61 20 46 72 65 71 |part 1 o|f a Freq|
|00000620| 75 65 6e 74 6c 79 20 41 | 73 6b 65 64 20 51 75 65 |uently A|sked Que|
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|00000640| 61 62 6f 75 74 20 4d 49 | 4d 45 2c 20 74 68 65 0a |about MI|ME, the.|
|00000650| 6d 75 6c 74 69 70 75 72 | 70 6f 73 65 20 61 6e 64 |multipur|pose and|
|00000660| 20 6d 75 6c 74 69 2d 6d | 65 64 69 61 20 73 74 61 | multi-m|edia sta|
|00000670| 6e 64 61 72 64 20 66 6f | 72 20 49 6e 74 65 72 6e |ndard fo|r Intern|
|00000680| 65 74 20 6d 61 69 6c 2e | 0a 0a 50 61 72 74 20 31 |et mail.|..Part 1|
|00000690| 20 63 6f 76 65 72 73 20 | 66 72 65 71 75 65 6e 74 | covers |frequent|
|000006a0| 6c 79 20 61 73 6b 65 64 | 20 71 75 65 73 74 69 6f |ly asked| questio|
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|000006c0| 20 6c 69 73 74 69 6e 67 | 20 6f 66 20 4d 49 4d 45 | listing| of MIME|
|000006d0| 20 70 72 6f 64 75 63 74 | 73 2e 0a 0a 50 61 72 74 | product|s...Part|
|000006e0| 20 33 20 63 6f 76 65 72 | 73 20 61 64 76 61 6e 63 | 3 cover|s advanc|
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|00000750| 64 20 77 69 74 68 20 61 | 20 27 21 27 20 69 6e 20 |d with a| '!' in |
|00000760| 74 68 65 20 66 69 72 73 | 74 20 63 6f 6c 75 6d 6e |the firs|t column|
|00000770| 2e 20 20 4e 65 77 20 73 | 65 63 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 |.  New s|ections |
|00000780| 61 72 65 0a 6d 61 72 6b | 65 64 20 77 69 74 68 20 |are.mark|ed with |
|00000790| 27 2b 27 2e 0a 0a 43 6f | 6e 74 65 6e 74 73 0a 7e |'+'...Co|ntents.~|
|000007a0| 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 0a | 50 61 72 74 20 31 3a 20 |~~~~~~~.|Part 1: |
|000007b0| 41 6e 73 77 65 72 73 20 | 74 6f 20 46 72 65 71 75 |Answers |to Frequ|
|000007c0| 65 6e 74 6c 79 20 41 73 | 6b 65 64 20 51 75 65 73 |ently As|ked Ques|
|000007d0| 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 61 62 | 6f 75 74 20 4d 49 4d 45 |tions ab|out MIME|
|000007e0| 20 28 74 68 69 73 20 66 | 69 6c 65 29 0a 3d 3d 3d | (this f|ile).===|
|000007f0| 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d | 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d |========|========|
|00000800| 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d | 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d |========|========|
|00000810| 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d | 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d |========|========|
|00000820| 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 0a 20 20 | 31 29 20 20 20 20 20 49 |=====.  |1)     I|
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|00000840| 31 29 20 20 20 41 75 74 | 68 6f 72 73 68 69 70 0a |1)   Aut|horship.|
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|00000880| 65 20 63 6f 6d 70 2e 6d | 61 69 6c 2e 6d 69 6d 65 |e comp.m|ail.mime|
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|000008d0| 45 20 66 65 61 74 75 72 | 65 73 20 74 68 61 74 20 |E featur|es that |
|000008e0| 6d 61 79 20 6f 72 20 6d | 61 79 20 6e 6f 74 20 62 |may or m|ay not b|
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|00000900| 20 20 20 48 65 6c 70 21 | 20 20 49 20 67 6f 74 20 |   Help!|  I got |
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|00000930| 20 49 20 64 65 63 6f 64 | 65 20 69 74 3f 0a 21 20 | I decod|e it?.! |
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|000009a0| 20 20 20 20 4d 69 73 63 | 65 6c 6c 61 6e 65 6f 75 |    Misc|ellaneou|
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|000009c0| 31 29 20 20 20 57 68 61 | 74 20 63 61 6e 20 49 20 |1)   Wha|t can I |
|000009d0| 75 73 65 20 74 6f 20 64 | 69 73 70 6c 61 79 20 4d |use to d|isplay M|
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|00000a00| 65 78 74 2f 65 6e 72 69 | 63 68 65 64 22 3f 0a 20 |ext/enri|ched"?. |
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|00000a60| 75 72 69 74 79 20 70 72 | 6f 62 6c 65 6d 73 3f 0a |urity pr|oblems?.|
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|00000b40| 20 33 2e 39 29 20 20 20 | 57 68 79 20 64 6f 65 73 | 3.9)   |Why does|
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|00000b80| 20 33 2e 31 30 29 20 20 | 48 6f 77 20 63 61 6e 20 | 3.10)  |How can |
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|00000ba0| 69 74 68 20 4d 49 4d 45 | 3f 0a 0a 20 20 34 29 20 |ith MIME|?..  4) |
|00000bb0| 20 20 20 20 4d 49 4d 45 | 20 69 6e 66 6f 72 6d 61 |    MIME| informa|
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|00000bd0| 72 6f 6d 20 74 68 65 20 | 49 6e 74 65 72 6e 65 74 |rom the |Internet|
|00000be0| 0a 20 20 34 2e 31 29 20 | 20 20 41 6e 6f 6e 79 6d |.  4.1) |  Anonym|
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|00000c00| 20 4d 61 69 6c 2d 62 61 | 73 65 64 20 61 72 63 68 | Mail-ba|sed arch|
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|00000c30| 34 29 20 20 20 57 6f 72 | 6c 64 20 57 69 64 65 20 |4)   Wor|ld Wide |
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|00000c50| 50 75 62 6c 69 73 68 65 | 64 20 62 6f 6f 6b 73 20 |Publishe|d books |
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|00000cb0| 20 4c 61 72 67 65 20 6e | 61 74 69 6f 6e 61 6c 20 | Large n|ational |
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|00000d10| 69 6c 0a 20 20 36 2e 32 | 29 20 20 20 4c 6f 63 61 |il.  6.2|)   Loca|
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