> On Wed, May 30, 2001 at 05:21:22PM +0200, Issac Goldstand wrote:
> > Does anyone know if there is a perl module that implements the features
of Apache's mod_mime_magic module? (e.g., you give it a file handle, or
data and it tries to autodetect the correct mime-type)
>
> Here's a module (File::Type) that I've been meaning to clean up for CPAN
> for a while. It's in alpha, but it works for me so far.
>
> http://slaysys.com/src/Type.pm
>
> The "magic" it refers to must be a Perl data structure, not a "real"
> magic file, though I'd really like to get to parsing real magic files.
>
> If you want to use it, let me know and I'll CPAN it sooner. It will
> need some MIME types added or a parser for a "real" MIME types file.
Well, it looks great except that most of the types are just different
flavors of text/plain... If you do implement real magic files (look at the
files the Apache uses for good example magic files), or even get a bigger
list in your module, PLEASE let me know. Aside from that lack, it's perfect
for me.
Issac
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