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(mh-e)Editing MIME

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Editing Multimedia Messages
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   mh-e has the capability to create multimedia messages.  It uses the
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) protocol.  The MIME
protocol allows you to incorporate images, sound, video, binary files,
and even commands that fetch a file with `ftp' when your recipient
reads the message!  If you were to create a multimedia message with
plain MH commands, you would use `mhn'.  Indeed, the mh-e MIME commands
merely insert `mhn' directives which are later expanded by `mhn'.

   Each of the mh-e commands for editing multimedia messages or for
incorporating multimedia objects is prefixed with `C-c C-m' .

   Several MIME objects are defined.  They are called "content types".
The table in Note: Customizing Draft Editing contains a list of the
content types that mh-e currently knows about.  Several of the mh-e
commands fill in the content type for you, whereas others require you to
enter one.  Most of the time, it should be obvious which one to use
(e.g., use `image/jpeg' to include a JPEG image).  If not, you can
refer to RFC 1521, (1) which defines the MIME protocol, for a list of
valid content types.

   You are also sometimes asked for a "content description".  This is
simply an optional brief phrase, in your own words, that describes the
object.  If you don't care to enter a content description, just press
return and none will be included; however, a reader may skip over
multimedia fields unless the content description is compelling.

   Remember: you can always add `mhn' directives by hand.

Forwarding MIME

FTP

Tar

Other MIME Objects

Sending MIME

   ---------- Footnotes ----------

   (1) This RFC (Request For Comments) is available via the URL
`ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc1521.txt'.