Sam Varshavchik writes:
> On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Francis P. Ling wrote:
>
> >
> > Sam Varshavchik writes:
> >
> > > On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Francis P. Ling wrote:
> > >
> > > > Another weird thing is that doc/xls attachment sent via other mailer (eg,
> > > > UUCP) will not be displayed normally.
> > >
> > > Check the mime types.
> >
> >
> > When I upload an xls file, it will display the file type as
> > application/stream-octet.
>
> Now you're talking about uploading attachments, instead of downloading
> received attachments.
>
> You need to decide what your real problem is, before asking for a
> solution.
>
> The mime type for uploaded attachments is set from mime.types, on the
> server. If a mime type is not found, it defaults to
> application/octet-stream.
>
> --
> Sam
>
As you pointed it out, I believe the problem above is due to uploading.
How about external mailers like UUCP mailer. I guess that's beyond our
control.
