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| :mod:`mailcap` --- Mailcap file handling. |
| :mod:`mailcap` --- Mailcap file handling |
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| .. module:: mailcap |
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t | :synopsis: Mailcap file handling. |
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| Mailcap files are used to configure how MIME-aware applications such as mail |
| readers and Web browsers react to files with different MIME types. (The name |
| "mailcap" is derived from the phrase "mail capability".) For example, a mailcap |
| file might contain a line like ``video/mpeg; xmpeg %s``. Then, if the user |
| encounters an email message or Web document with the MIME type |