[ docbook-RFEs-669128 ] Investigate MIME type situation

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RFEs item #669128, was opened at 2003-01-16 16:02
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Category: DocBook XML
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>Status: Closed
Resolution: Accepted
Priority: 5
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Submitted By: Ian Hickson (hixie)
Assigned to: Norman Walsh (nwalsh)
Summary: Investigate MIME type situation

Initial Comment:
Should DocBook get its own MIME type? Or should it use
application/xml?

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Comment By: Norman Walsh (nwalsh)
Date: 2007-03-23 13:37

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I'm working on the RFC.


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Comment By: Norman Walsh (nwalsh)
Date: 2007-02-21 21:31

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Bah. What happens is I submit to the IESG and they bounce me saying you
need an RFC for MIME types in the standard tree. Sigh.


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Comment By: Norman Walsh (nwalsh)
Date: 2006-10-24 12:55

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I sent mail to the IESG today. I'll update as things progress.


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Comment By: Norman Walsh (nwalsh)
Date: 2005-09-27 16:56

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We can't close it until we submit it to the IETF which
hasn't been done.


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Comment By: M.-A. DARCHE (madarche)
Date: 2004-12-13 11:08

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This bug should be closed now since a decision has been made
on this point.

This appendix registers a new MIME media type,
"application/docbook+xml".
http://www.docbook.org/specs/cd-docbook-docbook-4.3.html#media-type-registration

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