RFC 2160 (rfc2160) - Page 1 of 5


Carrying PostScript in X



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Network Working Group                                    H. Alvestrand
Request for Comments: 2160                                     UNINETT
Category: Standards Track                                 January 1998


                 Carrying PostScript in X.400 and MIME

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 (1998).  All Rights Reserved.

Table of Contents

   1 Introduction ............................................    1
   2 The PostScript body part ................................    1
   3 The PostScript FTBP .....................................    2
   4 The Application/PostScript content-type .................    2
   5 MIXER conversion ........................................    2
   6 MIXER conversion ........................................    2
   7 OID Assignments .........................................    3
   8 Security Issues .........................................    3
   9 Trademark Issues ........................................    3
   10 References .............................................    3
   11 Author's Address .......................................    4
   12 Full Copyright Statement ...............................    5

1.  Introduction

   This document describes methods for carrying PostScript information
   in the two standard mail systems MIME and X.400, and the conversion
   between them. It uses the notational conventions of [BODYMAP], and
   the conversion is further described in [MIXER].

   Two ways of carrying PostScript in X.400 are described.  One is using
   the FTAM Body Part, and one uses the Extended Body Part originally
   described in RFC 1494.

   The FTAM method is recommended.





Alvestrand                  Standards Track