There are system wide file that contain these information /etc/mime.types (contain all mime types .. appilcation <--> extention mapping) /etc/mailcap (applcation to default program mapping)
also ~/.mime.types (Personal file extension to mime.types) ~/.mailcap (Personal extention to mailcap) To solve you problem. Try adding these in mailcap -------- application/postscript; gv %s application/x-dvi; xdvi %s in mime.types (this might be already there) -------------- application/postscript ai eps ps application/x-dvi dvi hth, - Janees --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have installed GNU/Linux several times and got different > behaviours. I have no idea how to instruct lynx to use, > e.g., kdvi for .dvi files, gv for .ps and so on. > > A google search didn't help. > > Right now my Woody lynx uses kdvi but lynx in Sarge refuses to > do anything with dvi files! > > Does anyone know where the instructions are kept? > (I don't think it is /etc/lynx.cfg) > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailinglist mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
