RFC 1820 (rfc1820) - Page 3 of 8
Multimedia E-mail (MIME) User Agent Checklist
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
RFC 1820 MIME User Agent Checklist August 1995
The registration procedure for content types:
- Postel J., "Media type registration procedure", RFC 1590,
USC/Information Sciences Institute, March 1994.
Some related informational documents:
- Borenstein N., "The text/enriched MIME content-type",
RFC 1563, Bellcore, October 1994.
- Borenstein N., "A user agent configuration mechanism for
multimedia mail format information", RFC 1524, Bellcore,
September 1993.
Registered MIME content-types can be found at the following URL:
ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/media-types/media-types
The SUNet MIME project: http://www.chalmers.se/SUNET/Mac-E.html This
offers evaluation tests reports of MIME products, as well as tests
and test-criteria for MIME implementors.
From Stockholm University a list of user-interface requirments for a
mail/news reader is available under: gopher://mars.dsv.su.se/11/dsv-
reports/research-reports/messaging- research
Checklist for Mime UAs
(note that for items with multiple choice options, it is possible
that more than one option is applicable)
1. General information:
1.1 The name and version of the product
1.2 The name and addressing information of the manufacturer
1.3 What are the platforms that are supported (Operating system,
GUI and hardware requirements, if applicable: what APIs are
supported (like MAPI etc.))? [Note: Please use separate
checklist forms for different platforms!!]
1.4 What is the platform that was used for this checklist
(Operating system, GUI and hardware)? [Note: Only one
platform per checklist!!]
1.5 Is the software available in source format or in binary
format or both.
1.6 Pricing information. Is the software available:
- In the Public Domain, free of charge
- As shareware (what is the price?)
- PD for non-profit use, but not for commercial use
- Commercially
Huizer Informational