Points To Remeber MIME stands for Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions. MIME is an extension of the original Internet e-mail protocol that lets people use the protocol to exchange different kinds of data files on the Internet : audio, video, images, application programs MIME types were originally used to send different file types through email services over SMT SMTP(Simple Mail Transfer Protocal) protocal. MIME types form a standard way of classifying file types on the Internet e.g. using the "Content-type" header value defined in a HTTP response, the browser can open the file with the proper extension/plugin. Internet programs such as Web servers and browsers all have a list of MIME types, so that they can transfer files of the same type in the same way , irrespective of what operating system they are working in. How does a MIME type look like ?? There are two parts in a MIME type a type and a subtype, and they are seperated by a slash '/' in between. Type - It...