« Back to Glossary Index

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) is an Internet standard that helps extend the limited capabilities of email by allowing insertion of images, sounds and text in a message. It was proposed by Bell Communications in 1991, and the specification was originally defined in June 1992 for RFCs 1341 and 1342.

CCOC Rick
Follow Me
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)