RFC 3282 (rfc3282) - Page 1 of 8
Content Language Headers
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Network Working Group H. Alvestrand
Request for Comments: 3282 Cisco Systems
Obsoletes: 1766 May 2002
Category: Standards Track
Content Language Headers
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document defines a "Content-language:" header, for use in cases
where one desires to indicate the language of something that has RFC
822-like headers, like MIME body parts or Web documents, and an
"Accept-Language:" header for use in cases where one wishes to
indicate one's preferences with regard to language.
1. Introduction
There are a number of languages presently or previously used by human
beings in this world.
A great number of these people would prefer to have information
presented in a language which they understand.
In some contexts, it is possible to have information available in
more than one language, or it might be possible to provide tools
(such as dictionaries) to assist in the understanding of a language.
In other cases, it may be desirable to use a computer program to
convert information from one format (such as plaintext) into another
(such as computer-synthesized speech, or Braille, or high-quality
print renderings).
Alvestrand Standards Track