RFC 2301 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1998

File Format for Internet Fax

Overview

RFC 2301, “File Format for Internet Fax”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 1998 by L. McIntyre, S. Zilles, R. Buckley, D. Venable, G. Parsons, J. Rafferty. It has been obsoleted by RFC 3949 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the TIFF (Tag Image File Format) representation of image data specified by the ITU-T Recommendations for black-and-white and color facsimile. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 3949
Other RFCs from 1998

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