Alberto,
On 2004 Jun 1 , at 22.16, Alberto Micol wrote:
>> x-application/votable+xml
>>
>> Only registered types should use the version without leading `x-'
>>
>
> Indeed, I do recall the x- for non-registered mime types, but,
> if I'm not wrong, it should be on the other side like in:
>
> application/x-votable+xml
Perfectly correct -- sorry about that. I now see the grammar is in section 5.1 of RFC2045 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2045.txt>, along with the statement:
> There are, therefore, two acceptable mechanisms for defining new media subtypes:
> > (1) Private values (starting with "X-") may be defined > bilaterally between two cooperating agents without > outside registration or standardization. Such values > cannot be registered or standardized. > > (2) New standard values should be registered with IANA as > described in RFC 2048.
Norman
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