Attachment Types Supported in Microsoft Exchange
ID: Q137754
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The information in this article applies to:
SUMMARY
The following attachment types are supported by Microsoft Exchange:
- Multipurpose Internet Mail Exchange (MIME) (also known as Multimedia
Internet Mail Exchange)
NOTE: The Microsoft Network (MSN) does not support MIME.
- UUENCODE
MORE INFORMATION
To select the attachment type used for sending attachments in Internet
mail, follow these steps:
- In Control Panel, double-click the Mail And Fax icon.
- Open the Internet Mail profile, click Internet Mail, and then click
Properties.
- On the General tab, click Message Format. To use MIME format, click
the Use MIME When Sending Messages check box to select it. To use
UUENCODE format, clear the Use MIME When Sending Messages check box.
- Click OK.
MIME Details:
The MIME format has certain defined file types. To see the available file
types for MIME format, follow these steps:
- Double-click My Computer.
- On the View menu, click Options.
- On the File Types tab, registered file types are listed in the
Registered File Types box. Click each file type and check the
File Type Details box to see if Content Type MIME is listed.
If it is, the file type is available for MIME file attachment.
NOTE: Microsoft Exchange includes a native Internet mail connector that
supports both the Request for Comment (RFC) 822 and RFC 1521 (MIME) specifications.
UUENCODE Details:
UUENCODE coding and decoding is taken care of automatically if both the
sending and receiving mail programs support UUENCODE. If not, you must run
a UUENCODE or UUDECODE tool to convert a non-ASCII text message. Microsoft
does not supply UUENCODE or UUDECODE tools.
For information about how to obtain an RFC document, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q185262 How to Obtain Request for Comments Documents from the
Internet
Keywords : win95 exchange
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto
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