mimetypes.cs

public class MimeType
{
	public string Extension { get; set; }
	public string Value { get; set; }

	public MimeType()
	{
		Extension = "";
		Value = "";
	}

	public MimeType(string extension, string value)
	{
		Extension = extension;
		Value = value;
	}
	
	public static IEnumerable Load()
	{
		IList mimeTypes = new List();
		try
		{
			using (Stream stream = typeof(MimeType).Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("MimeTypes.mimetypes.xml"))
			{
				XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(List));
				mimeTypes = (IList) serializer.Deserialize(stream);
			}
		}
		catch (Exception)
		{
			// Re throw if you need
		}

		return mimeTypes;
	}
}