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NCSA server directives

The NCSA file typing directives are recognized in the resource configuration file. They may also be used in per-directory Access Control Files (described in Section ) to add extra types that are used in those directories. Default type values are stored in the types configuration file, which has a completely different format from these files.

DefaultType type/subtype                         (text/html)

Specifies the default MIME type and subtype for files that do not match any AddType rules.

    DefaultType text/plain

This is equivalent to the CERN AddType directive with * specified as the pattern.

AddType type/subtype extension                    (numerous)

Indicates the MIME type and subtype for files with the specified extension.

    AddType text/plain msg

Equivalent to the CERN AddType directive.

AddEncoding type extension                        (numerous)

Indicates the MIME encoding type for files with the specified extension.

    AddEncoding x-gzip gz

Equivalent to the CERN AddEncoding directive.

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