RFC 2913 (rfc2913) - Page 1 of 9
MIME Content Types in Media Feature Expressions
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Network Working Group G. Klyne
Request for Comments: 2913 Content Technologies
Category: Standards Track September 2000
MIME Content Types in Media Feature Expressions
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 (2000). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
In "A Syntax for Describing Media Feature Sets", an expression format
is presented for describing media feature capabilities using simple
media feature tags.
This memo defines a media feature tag whose value is a Multipurpose
Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) content type. This allows the
construction of feature expressions that take account of the MIME
content type of the corresponding data.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .................................................. 2
1.1 Terminology and document conventions ...................... 2
2. Motivation and goals .......................................... 3
3. MIME content type feature tag ................................. 3
4. Examples ...................................................... 4
4.1 Simple text ............................................... 4
4.2 Fax image ................................................. 4
4.3 Voice message ............................................. 4
4.4 Web browser capabilities .................................. 5
5. IANA Considerations ........................................... 5
6. Security Considerations ....................................... 5
7. Acknowledgements .............................................. 5
8. References .................................................... 6
9. Author's Address .............................................. 6
Appendix A: 'Type' feature tag registration ...................... 7
Full Copyright Statement ......................................... 9
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