Manual:$wgVerifyMimeTypeIE
 | This feature was removed completely in version 1.40.0. |
| MIME types: $wgVerifyMimeTypeIE | |
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| Determines whether extra checks for Internet Explorer type detection should be applied. |
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| Introduced in version: | 1.34.0 (Gerrit change 487527; git #2e833876) |
| Removed in version: | 1.40.0 (Gerrit change 802592; git #005d20e4) |
| Allowed values: | (boolean) |
| Default value: | true |
| Other settings: Alphabetical | By function | |
Details[edit]
This is a conservative check for exactly what Internet Explorer 6 or so checked for, and should not trigger on, for instance, JPEG files containing links in EXIF metadata.