Basic Internet Question:

What is MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)?

Answer:

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, or MIME, is the standard way to organize different file formats. For example, if you receive an e-mail, which is in a different format than yours, the file will be decoded so you can read it using MIME.

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