hi, Ihor, > It appears that using mailcap is giving us more trouble than benefits. > I am not sure about the situation on Windows and Mac though.
> Should we change the default file handlers to Emacs globally (unless > user customizes otherwise)? Should we continue efforts to work around > mailcap issues? Maybe there is yet another alternative generic way to > open files? do you, or anyone else who might chime in, have a sense to what extent "mainline emacs development" is committed to pushing the mailcap solution? and, to what extent are they running up against, and trying to solve, problems similar to the ones you mention? if "commitment + yes, trying", it might make sense to have, at least, the *goal* of going mailcap. my 2c. cheers, Greg
