Re: Making mailcap optional ?

2019-08-15 Thread Michael Stone
On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 08:29:45AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: Please let me know your thoughts (perhaps after waiting a day or two to let your thoughts mature). I don't really see a benefit to this. A system capable of running a "modern desktop environment" isn't going to notice the

Making mailcap optional ?

2019-08-14 Thread Charles Plessy
Hello everybody, (please CC me, I am not subscribed) The mailcap (metamail capability file) system, defined by RFC 1524, associates media types (called MIME types at the time) to software available to handle them. It was created to open email attachements but can also be used with downloaded