• Add these two lines to your .mailcap file:

  application/dx; dx -image -execute -program %s
application/dxp; csh -f unpackDX %s

• Add these two lines to your .mime.types file:

  application/dx net
application/dxp DX

• Copy this shell script into your path and name it "unpackDX" :
  (Note that this script creates a directory, moves files to it, starts DX, then deletes the files.)
  (Also note: you may need to change the UNIX permissions to "x" (execute) for "other")
  

  
  if (!(-e ~/dxtmp)) then
   mkdir ~/dxtmp
   echo  Your dxtmp directory was not found.
   echo  Making a directory called dxtmp
  endif
  
  cp $1 ~/dxtmp/temp.tar.Z
  cd ~/dxtmp
  uncompress temp.tar.Z
  tar -xvf temp.tar
  dx -memory 8 -execute -image *.net
  rm *.*
  

Thanks to the University of Montana for this system to launch DX.