Variable: mm-enable-external

mm-enable-external is a customizable variable defined in mm-decode.el.gz.

Value

t

Documentation

Indicate whether external MIME handlers should be used.

If t, all defined external MIME handlers are used. If nil, files are saved by mailcap-save-binary-file. If it is the symbol ask, you are prompted before the external MIME handler is invoked.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 22.1.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/gnus/mm-decode.el.gz
(defcustom mm-enable-external t
  "Indicate whether external MIME handlers should be used.

If t, all defined external MIME handlers are used.  If nil, files are saved by
`mailcap-save-binary-file'.  If it is the symbol `ask', you are prompted
before the external MIME handler is invoked."
  :version "22.1"
  :type '(choice (const :tag "Always" t)
		 (const :tag "Never" nil)
		 (const :tag "Ask" ask))
  :group 'mime-display)