RFC 1895 · INFORMATIONAL · 1996
WED · 29 JUL 2026
The Application/CALS-1840 Content-type
Overview
RFC 1895, “The Application/CALS-1840 Content-type”, is an Informational document published in February 1996 by E. Levinson. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memorandum provides guidelines for using the United States Department of Defense Military Standard MIL-STD-1840, "Automated Interchange of Technical Information," with the Internet electronic mail standards, RFC 822 and RFC 1521. 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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