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Re: Image handling in mutt

From Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Image handling in mutt
Date 2023-12-11 14:20 +0100
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On Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 01:41:09PM +0100, Arno Lehmann wrote:
> I do not see the relevance of the discussion about file name extensions,
> types, suffixes for Debian. Even more so as you are at the stage of
> repeating statements without bringing new value. In fact, there seems to be
> no goal with this thread.
> 
> 
> I would ask you to continue this discussion elsewhere.

It's on topic, so there's no call to ask for the discussion to be
discontinued here.

The facts are pretty simple:

1) When *sending* email, mutt uses the file's extension to decide which
   MIME type label to give the attached file.

2) When *receiving* email, mutt will use the sender's MIME type label
   to decide how to deal with the attachment.

3) Many other programs besides mutt will also use file extensions to
   determine how to deal with input files.

4) File extensions are used by programs on every operating system.  This
   has been the case since before MS-DOS existed; it continues to this
   day; and it will continue for the foreseeable future.

5) Kernels don't know or care about filename extensions.  However,
   confusing a kernel with a whole operating system is a mistake.
   Programs such as file managers are part of the operating system,
   and file managers almost always care about file extensions.

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Image handling in mutt Paul M Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2023-12-08 18:00 +0100
  Re: Image handling in mutt David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-12-08 18:10 +0100
    Re: Image handling in mutt Paul M Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2023-12-08 22:50 +0100
      Re: Image handling in mutt David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2023-12-08 23:00 +0100
        Re: Image handling in mutt Pocket <pocket@columbus.rr.com> - 2023-12-08 23:10 +0100
          Re: Image handling in mutt Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-12-08 23:40 +0100
            Re: Image handling in mutt Pocket <pocket@columbus.rr.com> - 2023-12-08 23:50 +0100
              Re: Image handling in mutt Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-12-09 00:00 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt Pocket <pocket@columbus.rr.com> - 2023-12-09 00:10 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-12-09 00:20 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt Pocket <pocket@columbus.rr.com> - 2023-12-09 00:30 +0100
              Re: Image handling in mutt Pocket <pocket@columbus.rr.com> - 2023-12-09 00:00 +0100
            Re: Image handling in mutt John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2023-12-09 00:00 +0100
              Re: Image handling in mutt Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-12-09 00:00 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt Pocket <pocket@columbus.rr.com> - 2023-12-09 00:30 +0100
          Re: Image handling in mutt Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> - 2023-12-09 09:50 +0100
            Re: Image handling in mutt Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2023-12-10 17:20 +0100
              Re: Image handling in mutt <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-12-10 17:30 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2023-12-10 19:40 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-12-10 19:50 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-12-10 21:20 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2023-12-11 02:30 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt debian-user@howorth.org.uk - 2023-12-11 16:30 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2023-12-11 21:20 +0100
          Re: Image handling in mutt Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2023-12-11 12:40 +0100
            Re: Image handling in mutt Pocket <pocket@columbus.rr.com> - 2023-12-11 13:30 +0100
        Re: Image handling in mutt "Loris Bennett" <loris.bennett@fu-berlin.de> - 2023-12-11 14:10 +0100
      Re: Image handling in mutt David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-12-10 21:10 +0100
        Re: Image handling in mutt Pocket <pocket@columbus.rr.com> - 2023-12-10 22:00 +0100
          Re: Image handling in mutt Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2023-12-11 13:20 +0100
            Re: Image handling in mutt Pocket <pocket@columbus.rr.com> - 2023-12-11 13:40 +0100
              Re: Image handling in mutt Arno Lehmann <al@its-lehmann.de> - 2023-12-11 13:50 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-12-11 14:20 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2023-12-11 15:10 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt Pocket <pocket@columbus.rr.com> - 2023-12-11 15:40 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2023-12-11 16:20 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt "Jeremy Nicoll" <jn.ml.dbi.73@letterboxes.org> - 2023-12-11 19:00 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2023-12-11 23:10 +0100
                On file systems [was: Image handling in mutt] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-12-12 06:40 +0100
                Re: On file systems "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2023-12-12 11:50 +0100
              Re: Image handling in mutt Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> - 2023-12-11 13:50 +0100
              Re: Image handling in mutt Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2023-12-11 15:00 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-12-11 15:20 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2023-12-11 15:40 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-12-11 15:50 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt Pocket <pocket@columbus.rr.com> - 2023-12-11 15:50 +0100
          Re: Image handling in mutt David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-12-11 16:00 +0100
            Re: Image handling in mutt Pocket <pocket@columbus.rr.com> - 2023-12-11 16:10 +0100
              Re: Image handling in mutt David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-12-11 17:10 +0100
            Re: Image handling in mutt <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-12-11 16:10 +0100
              Re: Image handling in mutt Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-12-11 16:20 +0100
                Re: Image handling in mutt <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-12-11 16:30 +0100
  Re: Image handling in mutt Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@gmail.com> - 2023-12-11 00:10 +0100
    Re: Image handling in mutt Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@gmail.com> - 2023-12-11 01:20 +0100
    Re: Image handling in mutt David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-12-11 16:30 +0100

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