IANA Charset Registration Procedures
RFC 2978, “IANA Charset Registration Procedures”, is a Best Current Practice document published in October 2000 by N. Freed, J. Postel. It obsoletes RFC 2278. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) and various other Internet protocols are capable of using many different charsets. This in turn means that the ability to label different charsets is essential. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
What “Best Current Practice” means
Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.
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