libjava/classpath/javax/activation/package.html

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   4 The GNU JavaBeans&trade; Activation Framework (JAF) provides a
   5 <a href="http://www.gnu.org/">Free</a> implementation of the
   6 JavaBeans&trade; Activation Framework, version 1.1.
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  10 JAF links together beans and internet standards for specifying MIME
  11 types and how MIME types are processed. It provides a means to associate
  12 data of a given MIME type with bean actions operating on that data.
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  16 <h4>Important files</h4>
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  19 Standard <code>mime.types</code> files are parsed by the JAF MIME
  20 handling classes to work out the MIME types available on the local
  21 system.
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  25 Standard <code>mailcap</code> files (defined in RFC1524) are parsed by
  26 mail capability handling classes to work out what beans should be linked
  27 to what MIME types.
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  31 <small>Neither the authors nor the Free Software Foundation offer
  32 ANY SUPPORT for this software or imply any warranty.<br>
  33 Use it at your own risk.
  34 </small>
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  38 <small>If you can suggest improvements in either the implementation
  39 code or in the documentation please contact the
  40 <a href="mailto:classpath@gnu.org">GNU Classpath project</a> developers.
  41 </small>
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