MIME Types

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Summary

MIME Types are a way for software to know what type of file it is without have to look at the contents of the file or depend on operating-specific features like extensions.

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Detail

Subtypes:

• Common
• Registered
• Unregistered
• Added Recently
• Complete List

By Media Type:

• application
• audio
• image
• message
• model
• multipart
• text
• video

References

• IANA: MIME Media Types.
• Microsoft Technet: MIME Types in IIS. Unfortunately it only covers IIS5 and IIS6.
• Microsoft DevNet: MIME Type Detection in Internet Explorer