Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

(mime)

A protocol for transmitting non-text information across the Internet. Basically, non-ASCII data is converted to ASCII for transmission and then converted back at the receiving end. MIME encoding (originally mmencode and now mimencode) is typically used and is a replacement for uuencode since that encoding scheme does not translate across all mail systems.

More Information

• MIME Info Page
• Mail/MIME FAQ

There are many MIME types, with more being added as new programs and data types are developed. Computer Knowledge does not intend to maintain a complete list of MIME types, however a fairly complete list was provided (Feb 2001) by the folks at PrivateMail.com.

It is posted below with thanks...

 323   text/h323
 acx   application/internet-property-stream
 ai    application/postscript
 aif   audio/x-aiff
 aifc  audio/x-aiff
 aiff  audio/x-aiff
 aip   text/x-audiosoft-intra
 arj   application/x-arj
 art   image/x-jg
 asf   video/x-ms-asf
 asr   video/x-ms-asf
 asx   video/x-ms-asf
 au    audio/basic
 avi   video/avi
 axs   application/olescript
 bas   text/plain
 bcpio application/x-bcpio
 bin   application/octet-stream
 bmp   image/bmp
 c     text/plain
 c++   text/plain
 cat   application/vnd.ms-pkiseccat
 cc    text/plain
 cdf   application/x-cdf
 cer   application/x-x509-ca-cert
 cgi   wwwserver/shellcgi
 class application/x-java-class
 clp   application/x-msclip
 cmx   image/x-cmx
 cod   image/cis-cod
 cpio  application/x-cpio
 cpp   text/plain
 crd   application/x-mscardfile
 crl   application/pkix-crl
 crt   application/x-x509-ca-cert
 csh   application/x-csh
 csm   chemical/x-csml
 css   text/css
 csv   text/comma-separated-values
 dcr   application/x-director
 def   text/plain
 der   application/x-x509-ca-cert
 dir   application/x-director
 dll   application/x-msdownload
 dlm   text/dlm
 dms   application/octet-stream
 doc   application/msword
 dot   application/msword
 dump  application/octet-stream
 dvi   application/x-dvi
 dxr   application/x-director
 emb   chemical/x-embl-dl-nucleotide
 eml   message/rfc822
 eps   application/postscript
 etd   application/x-ebx
 etx   text/x-setext
 evy   application/envoy
 exe   application/octet-stream
 fdf   application/vnd.fdf
 fif   application/fractals
 flr   x-world/x-vrml
 gau   chemical/x-gaussian-input
 gif   image/gif
 gtar  application/x-gtar
 gz    application/x-gzip
 h     text/plain
 hdf   application/x-hdf
 hlp   application/winhlp
 hqx   application/mac-binhex40
 hta   application/hta
 htc   text/x-component
 htm   text/html
 html  text/html
 html-ssi wwwserver/html-ssi
 htt   text/webviewhtml
 ico   image/x-icon
 ief   image/ief
 ihtml wwwserver/isapi
 iii   application/x-iphone
 ini   text/plain
 ins   application/x-internet-signup
 isa   wwwserver/isapi
 isp   application/x-internet-signup
 ivf   video/x-ivf
 java  text/x-java-source
 jfif  image/pipeg
 jpe   image/jpeg
 jpeg  image/jpeg
 jpg   image/jpeg
 js    application/x-javascript
 latex application/x-latex
 lha   application/octet-stream
 lnk   application/x-ms-shortcut
 ls    application/x-javascript
 lsf   video/x-la-asf
 lsx   video/x-la-asf
 lwp   application/vnd.lotus-wordpro
 lzh   application/x-lzh
 m13   application/x-msmediaview
 m14   application/x-msmediaview
 m3u   audio/x-mpegurl
 mal   application/x-mal
 man   application/x-troff-man
 map   wwwserver/imagemap
 mdb   application/x-msaccess
 me    application/x-troff-me
 mht   message/rfc822
 mhtml message/rfc822
 mid   audio/mid
 mime  message/rfc822
 mmjb_mime application/x-musicmatch-mmjb5.20detect
 mmz   application/x-mmjb-mmz
 mny   application/x-msmoney
 mocha application/x-javascript
 mol   chemical/x-mdl-molfile
 mop   chemical/x-mopac-input
 mov   video/quicktime
 movie video/x-sgi-movie
 mp2   video/mpeg
 mp3   audio/mpeg
 mpa   video/mpeg
 mpe   video/mpeg
 mpeg  video/mpeg
 mpg   video/mpeg
 mpp   application/vnd.ms-project
 mpv2  video/mpeg
 ms    application/x-troff-ms
 mvb   application/x-msmediaview
 nc    application/x-netcdf
 nix   application/x-mix-transfer
 nws   message/rfc822
 oda   application/oda
 p10   application/pkcs10
 p12   application/x-pkcs12
 p7b   application/x-pkcs7-certificates
 p7c   application/x-pkcs7-mime
 p7m   application/x-pkcs7-mime
 p7r   application/x-pkcs7-certreqresp
 p7s   application/x-pkcs7-signature
 pbm   image/x-portable-bitmap
 pdb   chemical/x-pdb
 pdf   application/pdf
 pfx   application/x-pkcs12
 pgm   image/x-portable-graymap
 pko   application/ynd.ms-pkipko
 pl    text/plain
 pls   audio/x-scpls
 plx   wwwserver/isapi
 pma   application/x-perfmon
 pmc   application/x-perfmon
 pml   application/x-perfmon
 pmr   application/x-perfmon
 pmw   application/x-perfmon
 png   image/png
 pnm   image/x-portable-anymap
 pot   application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
 ppm   image/x-portable-pixmap
 pps   application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
 ppt   application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
 ppz   application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
 prf   application/pics-rules
 ps    application/postscript
 pub   application/x-mspublisher
 qt    video/quicktime
 ra    audio/x-pn-realaudio
 ram   audio/x-pn-realaudio
 ras   image/x-cmu-raster
 rc    text/plain
 rf    image/vnd.rn-realflash
 rgb   image/x-rgb
 rjs   application/vnd.rn-realsystem-rjs
 rm    application/vnd.rn-realmedia
 rmi   audio/mid
 rmp   application/vnd.rn-rn_music_package
 rmx   application/vnd.rn-realsystem-rmx
 rnx   application/vnd.rn-realplayer
 roff  application/x-troff
 rp    image/vnd.rn-realpix
 rpm   audio/x-pn-realaudio
 rsml  application/vnd.rn-rsml
 rt    text/vnd.rn-realtext
 rtf   application/rtf
 rtx   text/richtext
 rv    video/vnd.rn-realvideo
 rxn   chemical/x-mol-rxnfile
 scd   application/x-msschedule
 scgi  wwwserver/shellcgi
 sct   text/scriptlet
 sdp   application/sdp
 servlet  wwwserver/wsapi
 setpay  application/set-payment-initiation
 setreg  application/set-registration-initiation
 sh    application/x-sh
 shar  application/x-shar
 shtml wwwserver/html-ssi
 sit   application/x-stuffit
 smil  application/smil
 snd   audio/basic
 spc   application/x-pkcs7-certificates
 spl   application/futuresplash
 spt   application/x-spt
 src   application/x-wais-source
 ssm   application/streamingmedia
 sst   application/vnd.ms-pkicertstore
 stag  wwwserver/wsapi
 stl   application/vnd.ms-pkistl
 stm   text/html
 sub   application/x-avantgo-subscription
 subs  application/x-avantgo-channel
 sv4cpio  application/x-sv4cpio
 sv4crc  application/x-sv4crc
 swf   application/x-shockwave-flash
 t     application/x-troff
 tar   application/x-tar
 tbk   application/toolbook
 tcl   application/x-tcl
 tex   application/x-tex
 texi  application/x-texinfo
 texinfo  application/x-texinfo
 text  text/plain
 tgz   application/x-compressed
 tif   image/tiff
 tiff  image/tiff
 tr    application/x-troff
 trm   application/x-msterminal
 tsv   text/tab-separated-values
 txt   text/plain
 uls   text/iuls
 url   wwwserver/redirection
 ustar application/x-ustar
 uu    application/octet-stream
 vcf   text/x-vcard
 vip   wwwserver/isapi
 vjpeg wwwserver/isapi
 vjpg  wwwserver/isapi
 vox   audio/voxware
 vrml  x-world/x-vrml
 vsd   application/vnd.visio
 wav   audio/x-wav
 wax   audio/x-ms-wax
 wcgi  wwwserver/wincgi
 wcm   application/vnd.ms-works
 wdb   application/vnd.ms-works
 wks   application/vnd.ms-works
 wm    video/x-ms-wm
 wma   audio/x-ms-wma
 wmd   application/x-ms-wmd
 wmf   application/x-msmetafile
 wmp   video/x-ms-wmp
 wms   application/x-ms-wms
 wmv   video/x-ms-wmv
 wmx   video/x-ms-wmx
 wmz   application/x-ms-wmz
 wps   application/vnd.ms-works
 wri   application/x-mswrite
 wrl   x-world/x-vrml
 wrz   x-world/x-vrml
 wsa   wwwserver/wsapi
 wsc   text/scriptlet
 wsrc  application/x-wais-source
 wvx   video/x-ms-wvx
 xaf   x-world/x-vrml
 xbm   image/x-xbitmap
 xla   application/vnd.ms-excel
 xlc   application/vnd.ms-excel
 xlm   application/vnd.ms-excel
 xls   application/vnd.ms-excel
 xls   application/vnd.ms-excel
 xlt   application/vnd.ms-excel
 xlw   application/vnd.ms-excel
 xml   text/xml
 xof   x-world/x-vrml
 xpm   image/x-xpixmap
 xwd   image/x-xwindowdump
 ymg   application/ymsgr
 z     application/x-compress
 zip   application/zip