MIME Parameter Value and Encoded Word Extensions: Character Sets, Languages, and Continuations
RFC 2231, “MIME Parameter Value and Encoded Word Extensions: Character Sets, Languages, and Continuations”, is a Proposed Standard document published in November 1997 by N. Freed, K. Moore. It updates RFC 2045, RFC 2047, RFC 2183. It obsoletes RFC 2184. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo defines extensions to the RFC 2045 media type and RFC 2183 disposition parameter value mechanisms. This memo also defines an extension to the encoded words defined in RFC 2047 to allow the specification of the language to be used for display as well as the character set. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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