Re: MIME handling for common MS Windows attachments?

[wmperry@aventail.com (William M. Perry)]

Robert Pluim <rpluim@nortelnetworks.com> writes:

> >>>>> "Hrvoje" == Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr> writes:
> 
>     Hrvoje> Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net> writes:
>     >> "JC" == John Cooper <John.Cooper@citrix.com> writes:
>     >>
>     JC> By default pGnus doesn't seem to offer to attempt external
>     JC> display of common Microsoft attachments, e.g., MS Word (MIME
>     JC> type application/msword), excel, powerpoint, etc.
>     >>
>     >> That would more or less be because that is the way RMS wants it
>     >> to be.  Supporting non-free software out of the box goes
>     >> against the philosophy of the FSF.
> 
>     Hrvoje> I still think relieving users by defaulting ms-word to MS
>     Hrvoje> Word viewers, etc., might be useful, even if strictly
>     Hrvoje> against FSF's philosophy.
> 
> How about defaulting to running "start" on Mickeysoft platforms, which
> will generally Do The Right Thing, and will allow users to change things
> without having to mess with mailcap files ? (but have mailcap be
> preferred, obviously).

  Even better would be the ability to sniff the registry for the
appropriate mime viewer directly.  But using 'start' would be a good
start. :)

-bp