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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: MIME type of empty file
From:       "Wilco Greven" <j.w.greven () student ! utwente ! nl>
Date:       2002-03-04 23:35:52
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On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 12:09:30AM +0100, aleXXX wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> currently an empty file gets the mimetype application/octet-stream.
> IMO text/plain would be better, I think in most cases an empty file is a 
> not-yet-filled text file, which you can fill by using a text editor.
> 
> What do you think ?

file returns application/x-empty for an empty file. Maybe that would be
a good choice.

Greetings,
Wilco
 
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