On Tue, 31 May 2011, Robin Taylor wrote: > Someone pointed me in the direction of this product as a good > lightweight means of checking file formats. I was wondering if anyone > had any experience with it and could provide feedback ? > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/mime-util/
We use the file command to detect mime types on ingest. It has gaps in its magic definition (apparent when, e.g. running it against certain video formats). If this library is based on the same files, there may be gaps, too. Probably best to have a set of tests. Best, -- Tom De Mulder <td...@cam.ac.uk> - Cambridge University Computing Service +44 1223 3 31843 - New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QH -> 01/06/2011 : The Moon is Waning Crescent (9% of Full) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Dspace-devel mailing list Dspace-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-devel
