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Q86097: PC Win: MSMAIL.INI Entries in [Mac File Types]

Article: Q86097
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,3.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 07-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 3.2 
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SUMMARY
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This article lists and explains all the entries in the Microsoft Mail for
Windows private profile, MSMAIL.INI, that are contained in the [Mac File Types]
section.

[Mac FileTypes]

Entries in this section map Macintosh file type and creator tags to MS-DOS file
extensions. Mail uses them to determine what application to launch on a file
attachment that has been sent from a Macintosh mail client. There are two
alternative forms for the entries:

  creator:type=.extension

  or

  :type=.extension

Both the creator and type are sequences of four characters (possibly including
blanks). For example

  :TEXT=.DOC

will launch the application associated with the extension .DOC (for example, Word
for Windows) on any Macintosh file of type TEXT.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.00b 3.20 Mac File Types

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMail300 kbMail320 kbMail300b
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,3.2

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