Bug#964850: ITP: mailcap -- Debian's mailcap system, and support programs

[Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>

* Package name    : mailcap
  Version         : 3.65
  Upstream Author : the authors of the current mime-support package
* URL             : Will be hosted on Salsa
* License         : Public domain
  Programming Lang: Perl
  Description     : Debian's mailcap system, and support programs
  Priority        : optional
  Provides        : run-mailcap

 The mailcap system associates media types with programs that can handle them,
 using system and user configuration files.  A file's media type is determined
 by its extension or by running the "file" command if available.
 .
 Other packages register their programs as viewers/editors/composers/etc by
 placing mailcap entry files or FreeDesktop menu entries in predetermined
 directories monitored by this package's dpkg triggers.
 .
 This package provides a "run-mailcap" program to open arbitrary files, and in
 addition the "see", "edit", "compose", and "print" aliases to display, alter,
 create, and print (respectively).

I plan to split the mime-support package into "mailcap" (this WNPP bug)
that will provide the mailcap system, optionally, and "media-types"
(ITP later), which will provide /etc/mime.types (Priority: standard).

My goal is to allow for evolution of this package, or alternative
implementations if we need to satisfy at the same time those who would
like some change and those who would not.  Lastly, the split will also
allow us to explore the complete replacement of mailcap entries by
information flowing from the FreeDesktop menu system.

Have a nice week-end,

Charles (mime-support maintainer)

-- 
Charles Plessy
Akano, Okinawa, Japan