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Mime
Types
What
are MIME Types?
MIME
stands for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. MIME
Types are a standard for describing different types of
information. This was originally meant to be used to
specify encoding for different types of information into
text. This made it possible to send them as email
The
standard MIME is also used in other types of communication
where there is a need for specifying which type of
information is used. This could be your local operating
system or a web server.
.htaccess
Since
we run an Apache server on a Linux based system, you can
set the mime type by adding a small file to your HTML
directory on the server. The file name and contents are as
follows:
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file
name:
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.htaccess
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file
contents:
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AddType
audio/midi mid
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Note:
If
you are testing changes in the MIME type of your MIDI
files, clear the disk cache by going to Network
Preferences under the Options menu in Netscape.
Otherwise Netscape will continue to use the old MIME
types from the cache.
Below
is a list of every standard mime type.
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MIME
Types L-Z
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x-world/x-3dmf
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x-world/x-3dmf
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A
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.a
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application/octet-stream
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.aab
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application/x-authorware-bin
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.aam
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application/x-authorware-map
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.aas
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application/x-authorware-seg
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.abc
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text/vnd.abc
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.acgi
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text/html
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.afl
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video/animaflex
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.ai
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application/postscript
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.aif
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audio/aiff
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.aif
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audio/x-aiff
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.aifc
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audio/aiff
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.aifc
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audio/x-aiff
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.aiff
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audio/aiff
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.aiff
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audio/x-aiff
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.aim
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application/x-aim
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.aip
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text/x-audiosoft-intra
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.ani
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application/x-navi-animation
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.aos
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application/x-nokia-9000-communicator-add-on-software
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.aps
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application/mime
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.arc
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application/octet-stream
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.arj
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application/arj
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.arj
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application/octet-stream
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.art
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image/x-jg
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.asf
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video/x-ms-asf
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.asm
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text/x-asm
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.asp
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text/asp
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.asx
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application/x-mplayer2
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.asx
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video/x-ms-asf
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.asx
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video/x-ms-asf-plugin
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.au
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audio/basic
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.au
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audio/x-au
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.avi
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application/x-troff-msvideo
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.avi
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video/avi
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.avi
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video/msvideo
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.avi
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video/x-msvideo
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.avs
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video/avs-video
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.bcpio
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application/x-bcpio
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.bin
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application/mac-binary
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.bin
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application/macbinary
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.bin
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application/octet-stream
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.bin
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application/x-binary
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.bin
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application/x-macbinary
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.bm
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image/bmp
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.bmp
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image/bmp
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.bmp
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image/x-windows-bmp
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.boo
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application/book
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.book
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application/book
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.boz
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application/x-bzip2
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.bsh
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application/x-bsh
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.bz
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application/x-bzip
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.bz2
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application/x-bzip2
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.c
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text/plain
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.c
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text/x-c
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.c++
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text/plain
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.cat
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application/vnd.ms-pki.seccat
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.cc
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text/plain
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.cc
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text/x-c
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.ccad
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application/clariscad
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.cco
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application/x-cocoa
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.cdf
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application/cdf
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.cdf
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application/x-cdf
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.cdf
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application/x-netcdf
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.cer
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application/pkix-cert
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.cer
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application/x-x509-ca-cert
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.cha
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application/x-chat
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.chat
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application/x-chat
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.class
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application/java
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.class
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application/java-byte-code
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.class
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application/x-java-class
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.com
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application/octet-stream
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.com
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text/plain
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.conf
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text/plain
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.cpio
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application/x-cpio
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.cpp
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text/x-c
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.cpt
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application/mac-compactpro
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.cpt
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application/x-compactpro
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.cpt
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application/x-cpt
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.crl
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application/pkcs-crl
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.crl
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application/pkix-crl
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.crt
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application/pkix-cert
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.crt
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application/x-x509-ca-cert
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.crt
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application/x-x509-user-cert
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.csh
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application/x-csh
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.csh
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text/x-script.csh
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.css
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application/x-pointplus
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.css
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text/css
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.cxx
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text/plain
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.dcr
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application/x-director
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.deepv
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application/x-deepv
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.def
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text/plain
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.der
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application/x-x509-ca-cert
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.dif
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video/x-dv
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.dir
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application/x-director
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.dl
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video/dl
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.dl
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video/x-dl
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.doc
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application/msword
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.dot
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application/msword
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.dp
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application/commonground
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.drw
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application/drafting
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.dump
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application/octet-stream
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.dv
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video/x-dv
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.dvi
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application/x-dvi
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.dwf
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drawing/x-dwf
(old)
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.dwf
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model/vnd.dwf
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.dwg
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application/acad
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.dwg
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image/vnd.dwg
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.dwg
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image/x-dwg
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.dxf
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application/dxf
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.dxf
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image/vnd.dwg
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.dxf
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image/x-dwg
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.dxr
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application/x-director
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.el
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text/x-script.elisp
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.elc
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application/x-bytecode.elisp
(Compiled ELisp)
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.elc
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application/x-elc
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.env
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application/x-envoy
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.eps
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application/postscript
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.es
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application/x-esrehber
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.etx
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text/x-setext
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.evy
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application/envoy
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.evy
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application/x-envoy
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.exe
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application/octet-stream
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.f
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text/plain
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.f
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text/x-fortran
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.f77
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text/x-fortran
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.f90
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text/plain
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.f90
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text/x-fortran
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.fdf
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application/vnd.fdf
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.fif
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application/fractals
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.fif
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image/fif
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.fli
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video/fli
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.fli
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video/x-fli
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.flo
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image/florian
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.flx
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text/vnd.fmi.flexstor
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.fmf
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video/x-atomic3d-feature
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.for
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text/plain
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.for
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text/x-fortran
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.fpx
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image/vnd.fpx
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.fpx
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image/vnd.net-fpx
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.frl
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application/freeloader
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.funk
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audio/make
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.g
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text/plain
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.g3
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image/g3fax
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.gif
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image/gif
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.gl
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video/gl
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.gl
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video/x-gl
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.gsd
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audio/x-gsm
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.gsm
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audio/x-gsm
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.gsp
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application/x-gsp
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.gss
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application/x-gss
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.gtar
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application/x-gtar
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.gz
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application/x-compressed
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.gz
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application/x-gzip
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.gzip
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application/x-gzip
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.gzip
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multipart/x-gzip
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.h
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text/plain
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.h
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text/x-h
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.hdf
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application/x-hdf
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.help
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application/x-helpfile
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.hgl
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application/vnd.hp-HPGL
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.hh
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text/plain
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.hh
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text/x-h
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.hlb
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text/x-script
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.hlp
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application/hlp
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.hlp
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application/x-helpfile
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.hlp
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application/x-winhelp
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.hpg
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application/vnd.hp-HPGL
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.hpgl
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application/vnd.hp-HPGL
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.hqx
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application/binhex
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.hqx
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application/binhex4
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.hqx
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application/mac-binhex
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.hqx
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application/mac-binhex40
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.hqx
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application/x-binhex40
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.hqx
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application/x-mac-binhex40
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.hta
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application/hta
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.htc
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text/x-component
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.htm
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text/html
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.html
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text/html
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.htmls
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text/html
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.htt
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text/webviewhtml
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.htx
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text/html
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.ice
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x-conference/x-cooltalk
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.ico
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image/x-icon
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.idc
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text/plain
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.ief
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image/ief
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.iefs
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image/ief
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.iges
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application/iges
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.iges
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application/iges
(old)
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.iges
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model/iges
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.igs
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application/iges
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.igs
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application/iges
(old)
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.igs
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model/iges
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.ima
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application/x-ima
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.imap
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application/x-httpd-imap
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.inf
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application/inf
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.ins
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application/x-internett-signup
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.ip
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application/x-ip2
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.isu
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video/x-isvideo
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.it
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audio/it
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.iv
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application/x-inventor
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.ivr
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i-world/i-vrml
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.ivy
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application/x-livescreen
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.jam
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audio/x-jam
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.jav
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text/plain
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.jav
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text/x-java-source
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.java
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text/plain
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.java
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text/x-java-source
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.jcm
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application/x-java-commerce
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.jfif
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image/jpeg
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.jfif
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image/pjpeg
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.jfif-tbnl
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image/jpeg
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.jpe
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image/jpeg
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.jpe
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image/pjpeg
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.jpeg
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image/jpeg
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.jpeg
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image/pjpeg
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.jpg
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image/jpeg
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.jpg
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image/pjpeg
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.jps
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image/x-jps
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.js
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application/x-javascript
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.jut
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image/jutvision
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.kar
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audio/midi
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.kar
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music/x-karaoke
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.ksh
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application/x-ksh
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.ksh
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text/x-script.ksh
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