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... Registration Trees and Subtype Names ...
... In order to increase the efficiency and flexibility of the
registration process, different structures of subtype names may be
registered to accommodate the different natural requirements for,
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For convenience and symmetry with this registration scheme, subtype
names with "x." as the first facet may be used for the same purposes
for which names starting in "x-" are used. These types are
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All registered media types MUST be assigned type and subtype names.
The combination of these names serves to uniquely identify the media
type, and the format of the subtype name ...
... subtype names.
The combination of these names serves to uniquely identify the media
type, and the format of the subtype name identifies the registration
tree. Both type and subtype names are case-insensitive ...
... media
type, and the format of the subtype name identifies the registration
tree. Both type and subtype names are case-insensitive.
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... case-insensitive.
Type and subtype names beginning with "X-" are reserved for
experimental use and MUST NOT be registered. This parallels the
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Type and subtype names MUST conform to the following ABNF:
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... images that require appropriate hardware to display. The
subtype names the specific image format.
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The intent of the public posting to this list is to solicit comments
and feedback on the choice of type/subtype name, the unambiguity of
the references with respect to versions and external profiling
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o All media types MUST have properly formed type and subtype names.
All type names MUST be defined by a standards-track RFC. All
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... All type names MUST be defined by a standards-track RFC. All
type/subtype name pairs MUST be unique and MUST contain the proper
tree prefix ...
... Type name:
Subtype name:
Required parameters:
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o Imposed a maximum length of 127 on all media type and subtype
names.
o A note has been added to caution against excessive use of
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... o A note has been added to caution against excessive use of
"+suffix" constructs in subtype names.
o The encoding considerations ...