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How to associate MIME types with extensions in Exchange Server
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This step-by-step article describes how to associate multiple file extensions with a single content type in Microsoft Exchange Server.
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) is a protocol that extends Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to allow several kinds of data (for example, video, sound, and binary files) to be transmitted by Internet e-mail without having to be translated into ASCII format first.
View current MIME type-to-file extension mappings
- Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then double-click System Manager.
- Double-click Global Settings.
- Right-click Internet Message Formats, and then click Properties.
Add new MIME type-to-file extension mapping
- Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then double-click System Manager.
- Double-click Global Settings.
- Right-click Internet Message Formats, and then click Properties.
- On the General tab, click Add to open the Add MIME Content Type dialog box.
- In the Type box, type the MIME content type, for example, text/html.
- In the Associated Extension box, type the file extension to associate with the content type, for example, htm.
- Click OK.
Edit an existing MIME type-to-file extension mapping
- Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then double-click System Manager.
- Double-click Global Settings.
- Right-click Internet Message Formats, and then click Properties.
- Double-click the MIME content type mapping that you want to change.
- Make changes in the MIME Type Properties dialog box, and then click OK.
Remove a MIME type-to-file extension mapping
- Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then double-click System Manager.
- Double-click Global Settings.
- Right-click Internet Message Formats, and then click Properties.
- Select the MIME content type mapping that you want to delete, and click Remove.
- When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
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