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-::: Introduction to multipart
-
-Multipart originates from MIME, an Internet standard that
-extends the format of emails. Multipart messages are a
-container for parts of any content-type.
-
-For example, a multipart message may have a part
-containing text and a second part containing an
-image. This is what allows you to attach files
-to emails.
-
-In the context of HTTP, multipart is most often used
-with the `multipart/form-data` content-type. This is
-the content-type you have to use when you want browsers
-to be allowed to upload files through HTML forms.
-
-Multipart is of course not required for uploading
-files, it is only required when you want to do so
-through HTML forms.
-
-:: Structure
-
-A multipart message is a list of parts. Parts may
-contain either a multipart message or a non-multipart
-content-type. This allows parts to be arranged in a
-tree structure, although this is a rare case as far
-as the Web is concerned.
-
-:: Form-data
-
-In the normal case, when a form is submitted, the
-browser will use the `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`
-content-type. This type is just a list of keys and
-values and is therefore not fit for uploading files.
-
-That's where the `multipart/form-data` content-type
-comes in. When the form is configured to use this
-content-type, the browser will use one part of the
-message for each form field. This means that a file
-input field will be sent in its own part, but the
-same applies to all other kinds of fields.
-
-A form with a text input, a file input and a select
-choice box will result in a multipart message with
-three parts, one for each field.
-
-The browser does its best to determine the content-type
-of the files it sends this way, but you should not
-rely on it for determining the contents of the file.
-Proper investigation of the contents is recommended.