diff --git a/src/index/indexer.cpp b/src/index/indexer.cpp
index 7bbb9e67..e4d848b5 100644
--- a/src/index/indexer.cpp
+++ b/src/index/indexer.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: indexer.cpp,v 1.68 2008-07-29 06:25:29 dockes Exp $ (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes";
+static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: indexer.cpp,v 1.69 2008-10-04 14:26:59 dockes Exp $ (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes";
 #endif
 /*
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -455,20 +455,17 @@ DbIndexer::processone(const std::string &fn, const struct stat *stp,
 	    // The not so nice point was that the file name was not
 	    // indexed.
 	    //
-	    // We now index at least the file name. We use a dirty
-	    // hack to ensure that the indexing will be retried each
-	    // time: the stored number as decimal ascii mtime is
-	    // prefixed with a '+', which doesnt change its value for
-	    // atoll() but is tested by rcldb::needUpdate()
-	    // Reset the date as set by the handler if any
+	    // We now index at least the file name and the mod time. 
+	    // We change the signature to ensure that the indexing will 
+	    // be retried every time. This can make indexing passes quite
+	    // slower if there are many files of types with no helper
 	    doc.fmtime.erase();
 	    // Go through:
 	} 
 
 	if (doc.fmtime.empty()) {
 	    // Set the date if this was not done in the document handler
-	    doc.fmtime = (fis == FileInterner::FIError) ? plus + ascdate :
-		ascdate;
+	    doc.fmtime = ascdate;
 	}
 
 	// Internal access path for multi-document files
@@ -492,6 +489,14 @@ DbIndexer::processone(const std::string &fn, const struct stat *stp,
 	// need for reversible formatting
 	sprintf(cbuf, "%ld%ld", (long)stp->st_size, (long)stp->st_mtime);
 	doc.sig = cbuf;
+	// If there was an error, ensure indexing will be
+	// retried. This is for the once missing, later installed
+	// filter case. It can make indexing much slower (if there are
+	// myriads of such files, the ext script is executed for them
+	// and fails every time)
+	if (fis == FileInterner::FIError) {
+	    doc.sig += plus;
+	}
 
 	// Add document to database. If there is an ipath, add it as a children
 	// of the file document.
diff --git a/src/internfile/Filter.h b/src/internfile/Filter.h
index 0593d6ce..846eff7d 100644
--- a/src/internfile/Filter.h
+++ b/src/internfile/Filter.h
@@ -157,11 +157,13 @@ namespace Dijon
 	 * that the client application can pass the nested document's content
 	 * to another filter that supports this particular type.
 	 */
-	const std::map<std::string, std::string> &get_meta_data(void) const
+	virtual const std::map<std::string, std::string> &get_meta_data(void) const
 	{
 	    return m_metaData;
 	}
 
+	virtual void clear() {m_metaData.clear();}
+
     protected:
 	/// The MIME type handled by the filter.
 	std::string m_mimeType;
diff --git a/src/internfile/internfile.cpp b/src/internfile/internfile.cpp
index 9e3829b5..b5f92ed6 100644
--- a/src/internfile/internfile.cpp
+++ b/src/internfile/internfile.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: internfile.cpp,v 1.43 2008-10-03 06:23:23 dockes Exp $ (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes";
+static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: internfile.cpp,v 1.44 2008-10-04 14:26:59 dockes Exp $ (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes";
 #endif
 /*
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -203,8 +203,9 @@ FileInterner::~FileInterner()
 {
     tmpcleanup();
     for (vector<Dijon::Filter*>::iterator it = m_handlers.begin();
-	 it != m_handlers.end(); it++)
-	delete *it;
+	 it != m_handlers.end(); it++) {
+        returnMimeHandler(*it);
+    }
     // m_tempfiles will take care of itself
 }
 
@@ -283,8 +284,10 @@ static inline bool getKeyValue(const map<string, string>& docdata,
     it = docdata.find(key);
     if (it != docdata.end()) {
 	value = it->second;
+	LOGDEB2(("getKeyValue: [%s]->[%s]\n", key.c_str(), value.c_str()));
 	return true;
     }
+    LOGDEB2(("getKeyValue: no value for [%s]\n", key.c_str()));
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -314,7 +317,7 @@ bool FileInterner::dijontorcl(Rcl::Doc& doc)
 	} else if (it->first == Rcl::Doc::keyoc) {
 	    doc.origcharset = it->second;
 	} else if (it->first == keymt || it->first == keycs) {
-	    // don't need these.
+	    // don't need/want these.
 	} else {
 	    doc.meta[it->first] = it->second;
 	}
@@ -338,7 +341,6 @@ void FileInterner::collectIpathAndMT(Rcl::Doc& doc, string& ipath) const
 
     // If there is no ipath stack, the mimetype is the one from the file
     doc.mimetype = m_mimetype;
-    LOGDEB2(("INITIAL mimetype: %s\n", doc.mimetype.c_str()));
 
     string ipathel;
     for (vector<Dijon::Filter*>::const_iterator hit = m_handlers.begin();
@@ -382,7 +384,7 @@ void FileInterner::popHandler()
 	m_tempfiles.pop_back();
 	m_tmpflgs[i] = false;
     }
-    delete m_handlers.back();
+    returnMimeHandler(m_handlers.back());
     m_handlers.pop_back();
 }
 
@@ -430,8 +432,8 @@ int FileInterner::addHandler()
 			m_forPreview ? "view" : "index");
     newflt->set_property(Dijon::Filter::DEFAULT_CHARSET, charset);
 
-    // Get content: we don't use getkeyvalue() here to avoid copying
-    // the text, which may be big.
+    // Get current content: we don't use getkeyvalue() here to avoid
+    // copying the text, which may be big.
     string ns;
     const string *txt = &ns;
     {
@@ -469,9 +471,8 @@ int FileInterner::addHandler()
 }
 
 // Information and debug after a next_document error
-void FileInterner::processNextDocError()
+void FileInterner::processNextDocError(Rcl::Doc &doc, string& ipath)
 {
-    Rcl::Doc doc; string ipath;
     collectIpathAndMT(doc, ipath);
     m_reason = m_handlers.back()->get_error();
     checkExternalMissing(m_reason);
@@ -530,7 +531,7 @@ FileInterner::Status FileInterner::internfile(Rcl::Doc& doc, string& ipath)
 	// might be ie an error while decoding an attachment, but we
 	// still want to process the rest of the mbox! For preview: fatal.
 	if (!m_handlers.back()->next_document()) {
-	    processNextDocError(); // Debug etc.
+	    processNextDocError(doc, ipath);
 	    if (m_forPreview) 
 		return FIError;
 	    popHandler();
diff --git a/src/internfile/internfile.h b/src/internfile/internfile.h
index ad7e9a5f..56836c8b 100644
--- a/src/internfile/internfile.h
+++ b/src/internfile/internfile.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 #ifndef _INTERNFILE_H_INCLUDED_
 #define _INTERNFILE_H_INCLUDED_
-/* @(#$Id: internfile.h,v 1.19 2008-10-03 06:23:23 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
+/* @(#$Id: internfile.h,v 1.20 2008-10-04 14:26:59 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class FileInterner {
     void popHandler();
     int addHandler();
     void checkExternalMissing(const string& msg);
-    void processNextDocError();
+    void processNextDocError(Rcl::Doc &doc, string& ipath);
 };
 
  
diff --git a/src/internfile/mh_exec.cpp b/src/internfile/mh_exec.cpp
index 6e36e38c..d408ac81 100644
--- a/src/internfile/mh_exec.cpp
+++ b/src/internfile/mh_exec.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: mh_exec.cpp,v 1.11 2008-10-02 13:30:32 dockes Exp $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
+static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: mh_exec.cpp,v 1.12 2008-10-04 14:26:59 dockes Exp $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
 #endif
 /*
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-// Execute an external program to translate a file from its native format
-// to html. Then call the html parser to do the actual indexing
+// Execute an external program to translate a file from its native
+// format to text or html.
 bool MimeHandlerExec::next_document()
 {
     if (m_havedoc == false)
@@ -59,29 +59,28 @@ bool MimeHandlerExec::next_document()
     if (!m_ipath.empty())
 	myparams.push_back(m_ipath);
 
-    // Execute command and store the result text, which is supposedly html
-    string& html = m_metaData["content"];
-    html.erase();
+    // Execute command and store the result text
+    string& output = m_metaData["content"];
+    output.erase();
     ExecCmd mexec;
     MEAdv adv;
     mexec.setAdvise(&adv);
     mexec.putenv(m_forPreview ? "RECOLL_FILTER_FORPREVIEW=yes" :
 		"RECOLL_FILTER_FORPREVIEW=no");
-    int status = mexec.doexec(cmd, myparams, 0, &html);
+    int status = mexec.doexec(cmd, myparams, 0, &output);
     if (status) {
 	LOGERR(("MimeHandlerExec: command status 0x%x: %s\n", 
 		status, cmd.c_str()));
 	// If the output string begins with RECFILTERROR, then it's 
 	// interpretable error information
-	if (html.find("RECFILTERROR") == 0)
-	    m_reason = html;
+	if (output.find("RECFILTERROR") == 0)
+	    m_reason = output;
 	return false;
     }
-
     m_metaData["origcharset"] = m_defcharset;
     // Default charset: all recoll filters output utf-8, but this
     // could still be overridden by the content-type meta tag.
-    m_metaData["charset"] = "utf-8";
-    m_metaData["mimetype"] = "text/html";
+    m_metaData["charset"] = cfgCharset.empty() ? "utf-8" : cfgCharset;
+    m_metaData["mimetype"] = cfgMtype.empty() ? "text/html" : cfgMtype;
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/internfile/mh_exec.h b/src/internfile/mh_exec.h
index a0021b1d..6263f563 100644
--- a/src/internfile/mh_exec.h
+++ b/src/internfile/mh_exec.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 #ifndef _MH_EXEC_H_INCLUDED_
 #define _MH_EXEC_H_INCLUDED_
-/* @(#$Id: mh_exec.h,v 1.6 2008-10-02 13:30:32 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
+/* @(#$Id: mh_exec.h,v 1.7 2008-10-04 14:26:59 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
 
 #include <string>
 #include <list>
@@ -33,7 +33,16 @@ using std::string;
  */
 class MimeHandlerExec : public RecollFilter {
  public:
+    // params, cfgMtype and chgCharset do not get reset by
+    // clear(). They define what I am
     list<string> params;
+    // The defaults for external filters is to output html except if defined 
+    // otherwise in the config.
+    string cfgMtype;
+    // For ext programs which don't output html, the output charset
+    // has to be known: ie they have a --charset utf-8 like option.
+    string cfgCharset; 
+
     MimeHandlerExec(const string& mt) : RecollFilter(mt) {}
     virtual ~MimeHandlerExec() {}
     virtual bool set_document_file(const string &file_path) {
@@ -46,6 +55,12 @@ class MimeHandlerExec : public RecollFilter {
 	m_ipath = ipath;
 	return true;
     }
+    virtual void clear() {
+	m_fn.erase(); 
+	m_ipath.erase();
+	RecollFilter::clear(); 
+    }
+
 private:
     string m_fn;
     string m_ipath;
diff --git a/src/internfile/mh_html.h b/src/internfile/mh_html.h
index ea899b30..3182a8ec 100644
--- a/src/internfile/mh_html.h
+++ b/src/internfile/mh_html.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 #ifndef _HTML_H_INCLUDED_
 #define _HTML_H_INCLUDED_
-/* @(#$Id: mh_html.h,v 1.11 2008-10-03 06:17:46 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
+/* @(#$Id: mh_html.h,v 1.12 2008-10-04 14:26:59 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
 
 #include <string>
 
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ class MimeHandlerHtml : public RecollFilter {
     {
 	return m_html;
     }
-    
+    virtual void clear() {
+	m_filename.erase();
+	m_html.erase();
+	RecollFilter::clear(); 
+    }
 private:
     string m_filename;
     string m_html;
diff --git a/src/internfile/mh_mail.cpp b/src/internfile/mh_mail.cpp
index d7ba007d..89dad472 100644
--- a/src/internfile/mh_mail.cpp
+++ b/src/internfile/mh_mail.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: mh_mail.cpp,v 1.34 2008-09-16 08:13:45 dockes Exp $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
+static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: mh_mail.cpp,v 1.35 2008-10-04 14:26:59 dockes Exp $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
 #endif
 /*
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -54,14 +54,24 @@ static const string cstr_title = "title";
 
 MimeHandlerMail::~MimeHandlerMail() 
 {
-    delete m_bincdoc;
-    if (m_fd >= 0)
+    clear();
+}
+void MimeHandlerMail::clear()
+{
+    delete m_bincdoc; m_bincdoc = 0;
+    if (m_fd >= 0) {
 	close(m_fd);
-    delete m_stream;
+	m_fd = -1;
+    }
+    delete m_stream; m_stream = 0;
+    m_idx = -1;
+    m_subject.erase();
     for (vector<MHMailAttach*>::iterator it = m_attachments.begin(); 
 	 it != m_attachments.end(); it++) {
 	delete *it;
     }
+    m_attachments.clear();
+    RecollFilter::clear();
 }
 
 bool MimeHandlerMail::set_document_file(const string &fn)
diff --git a/src/internfile/mh_mail.h b/src/internfile/mh_mail.h
index 311e4949..bfb757b7 100644
--- a/src/internfile/mh_mail.h
+++ b/src/internfile/mh_mail.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 #ifndef _MAIL_H_INCLUDED_
 #define _MAIL_H_INCLUDED_
-/* @(#$Id: mh_mail.h,v 1.12 2007-10-17 11:40:35 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
+/* @(#$Id: mh_mail.h,v 1.13 2008-10-04 14:26:59 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
 
 #include <sstream>
 #include <vector>
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class MimeHandlerMail : public RecollFilter {
     }
     virtual bool next_document();
     virtual bool skip_to_document(const string& ipath);
+    virtual void clear();
 
  private:
     bool processMsg(Binc::MimePart *doc, int depth);
diff --git a/src/internfile/mh_mbox.cpp b/src/internfile/mh_mbox.cpp
index 6193baaa..f238be5b 100644
--- a/src/internfile/mh_mbox.cpp
+++ b/src/internfile/mh_mbox.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: mh_mbox.cpp,v 1.4 2008-08-29 13:05:12 dockes Exp $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
+static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: mh_mbox.cpp,v 1.5 2008-10-04 14:26:59 dockes Exp $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
 #endif
 /*
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -39,10 +39,19 @@ using namespace std;
 
 MimeHandlerMbox::~MimeHandlerMbox()
 {
+    clear();
+}
+
+void MimeHandlerMbox::clear()
+{
+    m_fn.erase();
     if (m_vfp) {
 	fclose((FILE *)m_vfp);
 	m_vfp = 0;
     }
+    m_msgnum =  m_lineno = 0;
+    m_ipath.erase();
+    RecollFilter::clear();
 }
 
 bool MimeHandlerMbox::set_document_file(const string &fn)
diff --git a/src/internfile/mh_mbox.h b/src/internfile/mh_mbox.h
index a5e8c719..72cd4940 100644
--- a/src/internfile/mh_mbox.h
+++ b/src/internfile/mh_mbox.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 #ifndef _MBOX_H_INCLUDED_
 #define _MBOX_H_INCLUDED_
-/* @(#$Id: mh_mbox.h,v 1.2 2007-10-03 14:53:37 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
+/* @(#$Id: mh_mbox.h,v 1.3 2008-10-04 14:26:59 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
 
 #include <string>
 using std::string;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class MimeHandlerMbox : public RecollFilter {
 	m_ipath = ipath;
 	return true;
     }
-
+    virtual void clear();
  private:
     string     m_fn;     // File name
     void      *m_vfp;    // File pointer for folder
diff --git a/src/internfile/mh_text.h b/src/internfile/mh_text.h
index 7c7578a8..94b66bb1 100644
--- a/src/internfile/mh_text.h
+++ b/src/internfile/mh_text.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 #ifndef _MH_TEXT_H_INCLUDED_
 #define _MH_TEXT_H_INCLUDED_
-/* @(#$Id: mh_text.h,v 1.4 2006-12-16 15:39:54 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
+/* @(#$Id: mh_text.h,v 1.5 2008-10-04 14:26:59 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
 
 #include <string>
 using std::string;
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ class MimeHandlerText : public RecollFilter {
 	return false;
     }
     virtual bool next_document();
+    virtual void clear() 
+    {
+	m_text.erase(); 
+	RecollFilter::clear();
+    }
 private:
     string m_text;
 };
diff --git a/src/internfile/mh_unknown.h b/src/internfile/mh_unknown.h
index 92c33576..8d0340c2 100644
--- a/src/internfile/mh_unknown.h
+++ b/src/internfile/mh_unknown.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 #ifndef _MH_UNKNOWN_H_INCLUDED_
 #define _MH_UNKNOWN_H_INCLUDED_
-/* @(#$Id: mh_unknown.h,v 1.2 2006-12-15 12:40:02 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
+/* @(#$Id: mh_unknown.h,v 1.3 2008-10-04 14:26:59 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
 
 #include <string>
 
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ class MimeHandlerUnknown : public RecollFilter {
 	m_metaData["mimetype"] = "text/plain";
 	return true;
     }
+    virtual void clear() {
+	RecollFilter::clear(); 
+    }
 };
 
 #endif /* _MH_UNKNOWN_H_INCLUDED_ */
diff --git a/src/internfile/mimehandler.cpp b/src/internfile/mimehandler.cpp
index 4b284173..5fa22ad9 100644
--- a/src/internfile/mimehandler.cpp
+++ b/src/internfile/mimehandler.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: mimehandler.cpp,v 1.22 2007-11-16 14:28:52 dockes Exp $ (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes";
+static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: mimehandler.cpp,v 1.23 2008-10-04 14:26:59 dockes Exp $ (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes";
 #endif
 /*
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ using namespace std;
 #include "mh_mbox.h"
 #include "mh_text.h"
 #include "mh_unknown.h"
-  
+
+// Pool of already known and created handlers
+static map<string, Dijon::Filter*>  o_handlers;
+
 /** Create internal handler object appropriate for given mime type */
 static Dijon::Filter *mhFactory(const string &mime)
 {
@@ -52,16 +55,103 @@ static Dijon::Filter *mhFactory(const string &mime)
 	return new MimeHandlerUnknown(lmime);
 }
 
-/*
- * Return handler object for given mime type:
+/**
+ * Create a filter that executes an external program or script
+ * A filter def can look like. 
+ * exec someprog -v -t " h i j";charset= xx; mimetype=yy
+ * We don't support ';' inside a quoted string for now. Can't see a use
+ * for it
  */
+MimeHandlerExec *mhExecFactory(RclConfig *cfg, const string& mtype, string& hs)
+{
+    list<string>semicolist;
+    stringToTokens(hs, semicolist, ";");
+    if (hs.size() < 1) {
+	LOGERR(("mhExecFactory: bad filter def: [%s]\n", hs.c_str()));
+	return 0;
+    }
+    string& cmd = *(semicolist.begin());
+
+    list<string> toks;
+    stringToStrings(cmd, toks);
+    if (toks.size() < 2) {
+	LOGERR(("mhExecFactory: bad config line for [%s]: [%s]\n", 
+		mtype.c_str(), hs.c_str()));
+	return 0;
+    }
+
+    MimeHandlerExec *h = new MimeHandlerExec(mtype.c_str());
+
+    list<string>::iterator it;
+
+    // toks size is at least 2, this has been checked by caller.
+    it = toks.begin();
+    it++;
+    h->params.push_back(cfg->findFilter(*it++));
+    h->params.insert(h->params.end(), it, toks.end());
+
+    // Handle additional parameters
+    it = semicolist.begin();
+    it++;
+    for (;it != semicolist.end(); it++) {
+	string &line = *it;
+	string::size_type eqpos = line.find("=");
+	if (eqpos == string::npos)
+	    continue;
+	// Compute name and value, trim white space
+	string nm, val;
+	nm = line.substr(0, eqpos);
+	trimstring(nm);
+	val = line.substr(eqpos+1, string::npos);
+	trimstring(val);
+	if (!nm.compare("charset")) {
+	    h->cfgCharset = val;
+	} else if (!nm.compare("mimetype")) {
+	    h->cfgMtype = val;
+	}
+    }
+
+#if 0
+    string sparams;
+    for (it = h->params.begin(); it != h->params.end(); it++) {
+	sparams += string("[") + *it + "] ";
+    }
+    LOGDEB(("mhExecFactory:mt [%s] cfgmt [%s] cfgcs [%s] params: [%s]\n",
+	    mtype.c_str(), h->cfgMtype.c_str(), h->cfgCharset.c_str(),
+	    sparams.c_str()));
+#endif
+
+    return h;
+}
+
+/* Return mime handler to pool */
+void returnMimeHandler(Dijon::Filter *handler)
+{
+    if (handler) {
+	handler->clear();
+	o_handlers[handler->get_mime_type()] = handler;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Get handler/filter object for given mime type: */
 Dijon::Filter *getMimeHandler(const string &mtype, RclConfig *cfg, 
 			      bool filtertypes)
 {
+    if (mtype.empty())
+	return false;
+
+    // Do we already have one ?
+    map<string, Dijon::Filter *>::iterator it = o_handlers.find(mtype);
+    if (it != o_handlers.end()) {
+	Dijon::Filter *h = it->second;
+	o_handlers.erase(it);
+	LOGDEB2(("getMimeHandler: found in cache\n"));
+	return h;
+    }
+    
     // Get handler definition for mime type
     string hs;
-    if (!mtype.empty())
-	hs = cfg->getMimeHandlerDef(mtype, filtertypes);
+    hs = cfg->getMimeHandlerDef(mtype, filtertypes);
 
     if (!hs.empty()) {
 	// Break definition into type and name 
@@ -84,11 +174,7 @@ Dijon::Filter *getMimeHandler(const string &mtype, RclConfig *cfg,
 			mtype.c_str(), hs.c_str()));
 		return 0;
 	    }
-	    MimeHandlerExec *h = new MimeHandlerExec(mtype.c_str());
-	    it++;
-	    h->params.push_back(cfg->findFilter(*it++));
-	    h->params.insert(h->params.end(), it, toks.end());
-	    return h;
+	    return mhExecFactory(cfg, mtype, hs);
 	}
     }
 
diff --git a/src/internfile/mimehandler.h b/src/internfile/mimehandler.h
index 9674c670..10dd3db8 100644
--- a/src/internfile/mimehandler.h
+++ b/src/internfile/mimehandler.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 #ifndef _MIMEHANDLER_H_INCLUDED_
 #define _MIMEHANDLER_H_INCLUDED_
-/* @(#$Id: mimehandler.h,v 1.15 2007-11-16 14:28:52 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
+/* @(#$Id: mimehandler.h,v 1.16 2008-10-04 14:26:59 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
 
 #include <string>
 #include <list>
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ public:
 	return m_reason;
     }
 
+    virtual void clear() {
+	m_forPreview = m_havedoc = false;
+	Dijon::Filter::clear();
+    }
+
 protected:
     bool   m_forPreview;
     string m_defcharset;
@@ -92,9 +97,11 @@ protected:
  *     indexedmimetypes (if this is set at all).
  */
 extern Dijon::Filter *getMimeHandler(const std::string &mtyp, RclConfig *cfg,
+
 				     bool filtertypes=false);
+/// Free up filter for reuse (you can also delete it)
+extern void returnMimeHandler(Dijon::Filter *);
 
 /// Can this mime type be interned ?
 extern bool canIntern(const std::string mimetype, RclConfig *cfg);
-
 #endif /* _MIMEHANDLER_H_INCLUDED_ */