MessageText-based

`message/partial`

Partial Message

Reference for message/partial, the MIME type for splitting large messages into smaller parts for transmission.

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HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: message/partial; charset=utf-8

Quick Facts

MIME Type	message/partial
Category	Message
Type	Text-based (human-readable)

Common Usage

message/partial allows large email messages to be split into numbered fragments that are reassembled by the receiving mail client. While largely obsolete due to modern email systems handling large messages, it remains defined in RFC 2046 for compatibility.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Set MIME type in meta or fetch headers -->
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="message/partial">

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('message/partial');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'message/partial' });

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    message/partial  partial;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type message/partial;
}