Re: [hypermail] ref(hypermail) octet-stream

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From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel_at_haxx.se_at_hypermail-project.org>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 11:44:55 +0100 (MET)
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.43.0112141143200.8558-100000_at_pm1.contactor.se>

On Thu, 13 Dec 2001, Orazio coiro wrote:

> i have rceived an email with attachment that needs octet-stream. Please,
> help me; where it's possible to download it.

application/octet-stream is a MIME type that is used by clients and servers when the actual content-type is unknown.

As the sending end didn't know what type of data it was, it marked it as application/octet-stream.

You need to figure it out yourself. Or ask the person who mailed it to you.

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