Metamail

Jul 20, 2023

Implementation of MIME, the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

Metamail is an implementation of MIME, the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, a proposed standard for multimedia mail on the Internet. Metamail implements MIME, and also implements extensibility and configuration via the “mailcap” mechanism described in an informational RFC that is a companion to the MIME document.



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