Thanks to everyone for their help. This gives me plenty to go on. __________________________________________
Peter Levan Web Manager, Australian Institute of Criminology GPO Box 2944 Canberra ACT 2601 Tel: (02) 6260 9257 Fax: (02) 6260 9299 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Web site: <http://www.aic.gov.au/> -----Original Message----- From: Lachlan Hunt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2006 3:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WSG] Correct MIME types for non-standard file formats Peter Levan wrote: > Is there a good reference site that lists correct MIME types for various > file formats? http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/ > or is there a general rule to follow for non-standard file types? There is the x- prefix which is added to proprietary/custom MIME types, but you you should generally try to find one which is documented either with IANA or by the vendor of the file type, instead of making up your own. > Specifically I'd like to know what MIME type should be used for SPSS > portable (.por) files If you can't find an official one in IANA or find one documented by the software vendor, then you should use application/octet-stream for generic binary files. -- Lachlan Hunt http://lachy.id.au/ ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
