5.12. Associating Files with MIME Types
Servers typically have a way for Webmasters to associate file extensions with media types. So, for example, a file named mom.jpg would automatically be given a MIME type of image/jpeg. However, suppose that your Web application has unusual files that you want to guarantee are assigned a certain MIME type when sent to clients. The mime-mapping element, with extension and mime-type subelements, can provide this guarantee. For example, the following code instructs the server to assign a MIME type of application/x-fubar to all files that end in.foo.
<mime-mapping> <extension>foo</extension> <mime-type>application/x-fubar</mime-type> </mime-mapping>
Or, perhaps your Web application wants to override standard ...
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