From: mrsbeeblebrock@xtra.com.nz   
      
   Moz Champion wrote:   
      
   > Mrs Beeble Brock wrote:   
   >   
   >> Hi, when I save a file that has been emailed in Netscape Mail, I have   
   >> to manually append the 3-letter file type after the file name - eg   
   >> .wmv, .ttf etc to be able to use the file later. I cannot open and   
   >> play .wmv files without first saving them, fixing the extension and   
   >> then opening them in my media player.   
   >>   
   >> To get these file types to automatically open and or save, I am   
   >> assuming they need to be set up in Prefs/Helper Apps. Is there a   
   >> particular MIME type I need to insert, or can I just put whatever I   
   >> want in the top two boxes with .ttf and .wmv as the extension? If not,   
   >> what should I put as the MIME type and description?   
   >>   
   >> Thanks in advance,   
   >> Jo   
   >   
   >   
   > If you are speaking of playing these from your computer, then they   
   > should be identified as the file type by name, i.e. adding .wmv to a   
   > windows movie file   
   >   
   > A mime type is used if sending them via email to enable them to be   
   > identified by the email/news reader as they occur. You do not usually   
   > need to assign a specific mime type   
   >   
   > If you are getting files in mail that are not named correctly, i.e. no   
   > suffix, then tell whomever is sending them to name them properly    
      
   THanks for replying. Maybe I didn't put this correctly in my original   
   post. They arrive as correctly named files, whether coming from a   
   newsgroup or from someone who has emailed them to me. But when I save   
   them, the extension has disappeared.   
      
   Jo   
      
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