Oscar> I have the same comment as Jan Vroonhof: patch files having an Oscar> application/octet-stream type is not a bug it's definitely a feature. Patch Oscar> files are input for the patch program not plain text. Michael> Input for the patch program *is* plain text. As long as it has been generated by diff with intent to feeding patch with it, it is not, it happens to be readable that's all. text/plain is subject to modifications by the MUA which is definitely not what you want for patches. You should get advice on the question from Tomohiko Morioka who certainly is the more competent in the field and who has precise references to give you on the subject. Michael> More specifically, patches sent to xemacs-patches are *primarily* Michael> text because someone needs to read them before patch ever gets to Michael> chew on them. Yes we need to read patches but tagging them as text/plain is not the right way to achieve that. Oscar