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The application/whoispp-response Content-type

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Network Working Group                                        L. Daigle
Request for Comments: 2958                    Thinking Cat Enterprises
Category: Informational                                   P. Faltstrom
                                                    Cisco Systems Inc.
                                                          October 2000


             The application/whoispp-response Content-type

Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
   memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This document defines the expression of Whois++ protocol (RFC 1835)
   responses within MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
   (RFC 2046) media types.  The intention of this document, in
   conjunction with RFC 2957 is to enable MIME-enabled mail software,
   and other systems using Internet media types, to carry out Whois++
   transactions.

1.  MIME Registration Information

   To:  Subject:  Registration of MIME media type
   application/whoispp-response

   MIME Type name:         Application

   MIME subtype name:      whoispp-response

   Required parameters:    none

   Optional parameters:    none

   Encoding considerations: Any valid MIME encodings may be used

   Security considerations: This content-type contains purely
   descriptive information (i.e., no directives).  There are security
   considerations with regards to the appropriateness (privacy) of





Daigle & Faltstrom           Informational
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