/etc/mailcap

[gasull]

Hi.

I've been configuring /etc/mailcap, but it is overwritten. I'm not sure if this happens with automatic upgrades or when I reboot the system.

How can I prevent my /etc/mailcap from being overwritten?

Thank you.

[blueridgedog]

update-mime, run during package installation and removal may be overwriting your mailcap file. The man page shows how to put your entries in permanently with entries in /usr/lib/mime/packages:

http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?update-mime+8

You may also want to consider putting your customizations in ~/.mailcap