PC Win: MSMAIL.INI Entries in [Mac File Types] (86097)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.0b
  • Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.2
This article was previously published under Q86097

SUMMARY

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.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/19/2003
Keywords:KB86097
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