the mime type is made up, usually based on the file's extension, which is, of course, passed along with the contents of the file when you transfer it. it's no extra information in this context.
What's a file extension?
it's the last alphanumeric token in a string delimited by dots. for example: .com means internet/commercial .net means internet/networking .org means internet/non-prof-org .gov means internet/us-fed-gov .edu means internet/four-year-degree-granting-educational-instition oh...never mind. :) -- |-----< "CODE WARRIOR" >-----| codewarrior@daemon.org * "ah! i see you have the internet twofsonet@graffiti.com (Andrew Brown) that goes *ping*!" andrew@crossbar.com * "information is power -- share the wealth."