Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Two: Media Types

1. Introduction

2. Definition of a Top-Level Media Type

3. Overview Of The Initial Top-Level Media Types

4. Discrete Media Type Values

4.1. Text Media Type

4.1.1. Representation of Line Breaks

4.1.2. Charset Parameter

4.1.3. Plain Subtype

4.1.4. Unrecognized Subtypes

4.2. Image Media Type

4.3. Audio Media Type

4.4. Video Media Type

4.5. Application Media Type

4.5.1. Octet-Stream Subtype

4.5.2. PostScript Subtype

4.5.3. Other Application Subtypes

5. Composite Media Type Values

5.1. Multipart Media Type

5.1.1. Common Syntax

5.1.2. Handling Nested Messages and Multiparts

5.1.3. Mixed Subtype

5.1.4. Alternative Subtype

5.1.5. Digest Subtype

5.1.6. Parallel Subtype

5.1.7. Other Multipart Subtypes

5.2. Message Media Type

5.2.1. RFC822 Subtype

5.2.2. Partial Subtype

5.2.2.1. Message Fragmentation and Reassembly

5.2.2.2. Fragmentation and Reassembly Example

5.2.3. External-Body Subtype

5.2.3.1. General External-Body Parameters

5.2.3.2. The 'ftp' and 'tftp' Access-Types

5.2.3.3. The 'anon-ftp' Access-Type

5.2.3.4. The 'local-file' Access-Type

5.2.3.5. The 'mail-server' Access-Type

5.2.3.6. External-Body Security Issues

5.2.3.7. Examples and Further Explanations

5.2.4. Other Message Subtypes

6. Experimental Media Type Values

7. Summary

8. Security Considerations

9. Authors' Addresses

10. Appendix A -- Collected Grammar

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