Adam Wozniak wrote in message <25581@palm-dev-forum>...
>
>Richard Hartman wrote:
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>> 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.
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>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??
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>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.
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