Re: Missing MIMEMAP entries

On 17/03/2015 11:10, Richard Mellish wrote:
> I'm starting a thread here on this list because I've often seen the
> same thing in other contexts than email attachments, though I've never
> established exactly when it happens and when it doesn't.
>
> I have a file on the Windows side, I do SOMETHING with it on the RISC
> OS side, and it acquires the additional comma-extension, which of
> course prevents even the relevant local Windows application from
> understanding it.

I assume you are talking about editing a file using Virtual Acorn, 
rather than email the file between a PC and RISC OS.

For Virtual Acorn, you need to make sure that its file type mappings 
include all the types of file you want to handle from both machines. 
Then file will appear on RISC OS as name/ext and it will have the 
correct file type.

For emailing you need the MIMEMAP file set up, so the correct RISC OS 
file type is set when receiving files, and it wont change the name when 
sending files. You also need to name the file name/ext so that a PC will 
get the right file name and recognise it from its extension.

Cheers
-- 
David J. Ruck
email: druck@...
phone: +44(0)7974 108301

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