RFC 1556 · INFORMATIONAL · 1993
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Handling of Bi-directional Texts in MIME
Overview
RFC 1556, “Handling of Bi-directional Texts in MIME”, is an Informational document published in December 1993 by H. Nussbacher. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes the format and syntax of the "direction" keyword to be used with bi-directional texts in MIME. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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