RFC 1590 (rfc1590) - Page 2 of 7
Media Type Registration Procedure
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RFC 1590 Media Type Registration Procedure March 1994
proliferation of Media Types is not a hindrance to interoperability,
the original procedure is excessively restrictive and needs to be
generalized.
This document addresses the specific questions raised and provides an
administrative procedure for the registration of Media Types. This
procedure also address the registration requirements needed for the
mapping of Object Identifiers (OIDs) for X.400 MHS use to Media
Types.
2. Media Type Registration Procedure
The following procedure has been implemented by the IANA for review
and approval of new Media Types. This is not a formal standards
process, but rather an administrative procedure intended to allow
community comment and sanity checking without excessive time delay.
2.1 Present the Request for Registration to the Community
Send a proposed Media Type (content-type/subtype) to the "ietf-
" mailing list. This mailing list has been
established for the sole purpose of reviewing proposed Media Types.
Proposed content-types are not formally registered and must use the
"x-" notation for the subtype name.
The intent of the public posting is to solicit comments and feedback
on the choice of content-type/subtype name, the unambiguity of the
references with respect to versions and external profiling
information, the choice of which OIDs to use, and a review of the
security considerations section. It should be noted that the
proposed Media Type does not need to make sense for every possible
application. If the Media Type is intended for a limited or specific
use, this should be noted in the submission.
2.2 Submit the Content Type to the IANA for Registration
After two weeks, submit the proposed Media Type to the IANA for
registration. The request and supporting documentation should be
sent to "". Provided a reasonable review period has
elapsed, the IANA will register the Media Type, assign an OID under
the IANA branch, and make the Media Type registration available to
the community.
IANA