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WHAT IS MIME

MIME abreviation

MIME is an abreviation for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Although MIME, is often described as just a specification for enhancing the capabilities of Internet electronic mail, it has been applied to many aspects of the internet.



MIME protocol


My perception of MIME is from the perspective of a programmer. The easiest way to view MIME is as "electronic containers". If your interested you might want to check out a couple of the rather aged RFC's concerning MIME RFC 821 and RFC 822

MIME containers can transport a wide variety of data objects including ...

  • Multiple objects within a single message
  • Text with unlimited line length or overall length
  • Character sets other than 7-bit ASCII
  • Multi-font messages
  • Binary or application-specific files
  • Images, audio, video and multi-media messages
  • Automatic Downloads in browsers.



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