Whoops, looks like I misread Danny's posting. He wasn't suggesting that someone submit vnd.palm, he was saying that they already had submitted it.
Mea culpa. -- -Richard M. Hartman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW! Richard Hartman wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > > >Adam Wozniak wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... >> >>Richard Hartman wrote: >> >>> You could always use the "x-" non-standard extension mime type. >>> >>> Perhaps "application/x-palm-prc" and "application/x-palm-pdb". >>> You can then have instructions on your site to tell people how to >>> configure their browsers to handle these types. >> >>The drawback, of course, is that today half the media types I encounter are >"application/x-something", making the x- meaningless, > >howso meaningless? it means what it means. > >>and pulling it into common usage. "x-" means EXPERIMENTAL! > >no, what it means is "extension". basically it designates a mime >type that has not been "blessed" by the official registry. anybody >who agrees on what an x-something type is can make use of it >without going through the bother of registering. the downside is >if two different groups of people have different ideas for an "x-" >designation (e.g. "x-address-record"). > > >>What's the point of the x- if it falls into common usage? > >I don't even understand your point here. "x-" serves >a purpose ... so if a lot of people are using it for that >purpose there is no point? huh?? > >> >>Why not just register the darn thing? > >Well, you got me there. It -would- be better to have >a registered mime type. Go right ahead. This >document describes the registration procedures: >http://www.oac.uci.edu/indiv/ehood/MIME/2048/rfc2048.html > >Danny Epstein already noted that the appropriate >type to register would be "application/vnd.palm" >... although perhaps the hesitancy to register is based >on how frequently this vendor has changed their name? :-P >... perhaps "vnd.palmos" would be a better choice. > > >-- >-Richard M. Hartman >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW! > > > > > -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
