Re: content-type and name parameter

On Friday 09 December 2005 09:13, Francesco Gennai wrote:
> I have a question about the use of name parameter in MIME header
> content-type.
>
> Such parameter is optional in most of the media types, and
> (correct me if I'm wrong) it's optional for application/msword,
> application/pdf and similar media types.
>
> Also if it is optional it seems that most of desktop e-mail clients
> include it when generating one of such content-type.
>
> So I wonder if there is any client (desktop client for Windows, Mac,
> etc..) that doesn't include the name parameter when creating a
> content-type.
>
> Could someone rely on the presence of such parameter to develop some
> software ? I think no, but your opinion is very much important for
> me.

You can never rely on anything when you process email. Always remember: 
"Be strict when sending and tolerant when receiving." (RFC 1958, 3.9)

Regards,
Ingo (maintainer of KMail)

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