IANA Charset Registration Procedures
RFC 2278, “IANA Charset Registration Procedures”, is an Informational document published in January 1998 by N. Freed, J. Postel. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2978 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
MIME [RFC-2045, RFC-2046, RFC-2047, RFC-2184] and various other modern Internet protocols are capable of using many different charsets. This in turn means that the ability to label different charsets is essential. This registration procedure exists solely to associate a specific name or names with a given charset and to give an indication of whether or not a given charset can be used in MIME text objects. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
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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