Microsoft KB Archive/313730

= HOW TO: Associate MIME Types with Extensions in Exchange 2000 Server =

Article ID: 313730

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q313730



IN THIS TASK
SUMMARY
 * View Current MIME Type-to-File Extension Mappings
 * Add New MIME Type-to-File Extension Mapping
 * Edit an Existing MIME Type-to-File Extension Mapping
 * Remove a MIME Type-to-File Extension Mapping



SUMMARY
This step-by-step article describes how to associate multiple file extensions with a single content type.

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.

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View Current MIME Type-to-File Extension Mappings

 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then double-click System Manager.
 * 2) Double-click Global Settings.
 * 3) Right-click Internet Message Formats, and then click Properties.

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Add New MIME Type-to-File Extension Mapping

 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then double-click System Manager.
 * 2) Double-click Global Settings.
 * 3) Right-click Internet Message Formats, and then click Properties.
 * 4) On the General tab, click Add to open the Add MIME Content Type dialog box.
 * 5) In the Type box, type the MIME content type, for example, text/html.
 * 6) In the Associated Extension box, type the file extension to associate with the content type, for example, htm.
 * 7) Click OK.

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Edit an Existing MIME Type-to-File Extension Mapping

 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then double-click System Manager.
 * 2) Double-click Global Settings.
 * 3) Right-click Internet Message Formats, and then click Properties.
 * 4) Double-click the MIME content type mapping that you want to change.
 * 5) Make changes in the MIME Type Properties dialog box, and then click OK.

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Remove a MIME Type-to-File Extension Mapping

 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then double-click System Manager.
 * 2) Double-click Global Settings.
 * 3) Right-click Internet Message Formats, and then click Properties.
 * 4) Select the MIME content type mapping that you want to delete, and click Remove.
 * 5) When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.

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