RFC 2376 · INFORMATIONAL · 1998
TUE · 15 SEP 2026
XML Media Types
Overview
RFC 2376, “XML Media Types”, is an Informational document published in July 1998 by E. Whitehead, M. Murata. It has been obsoleted by RFC 3023 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document proposes two new media subtypes, text/xml and application/xml, for use in exchanging network entities which are conforming Extensible Markup Language (XML). This memo provides information for the Internet community. It 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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Relationships to other RFCs
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