What is MIME?
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
MIME or Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions defines and extends Internet standards for message content types used by internet communication channels.
MIME types can be categorized into the following sub-types:
. text
. message
. image
. application
. video
Below, you can find a short list of some of the MIME types that are supported by Microsoft Internet Information Servers (IIS)
MIME Type | Extension |
text/css | .css |
text/html | .html |
text/html | .htm |
text/plain | .txt |
image/jpeg | .jpeg |
image/jpeg | .jpg |
image/tiff | .tiff |
image/bmp | .bmp |
image/gif | .gif |
application/pdf | |
application/zip | .zip |
application/vnd.ms-excel | .xls |
application/vnd.ms-outlook | .msg |
application/msword | .doc |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint | .ppt |
video/mpeg | .mpeg |
video/quicktime | .mov |