From: moz.champion@sympatico.ca   
      
   Mrs Beeble Brock wrote:   
   > 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   
      
   How are you saving them?   
      
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