XFOR: MIME Types in IMC Setup Limit Extensions to 16 Characters

 Last reviewed: April 21, 1997
Article ID: Q147920
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0

SUMMARY

You can configure the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) content type and corresponding file extension mappings so that the Internet Mail Connector (IMC) will automatically decode the contents of a MIME message.

When setting up Associated Extensions on the MIME Types tab in the IMC property page, the length of the Associated Extensions is limited to a maximum of 16 characters.

MORE INFORMATION

According to Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q137754, Windows 95 will allow much longer extensions when specifying the MIME Extensions in My Computer-View-Options-FileTypes. These MIME entries will also be read when receiving Internet Mail.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q137754 

TITLE     : Attachment Types Supported in Microsoft Exchange

Additional query words:
Keywords : kbusage XFOR
Version : 4.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 21, 1997
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