RFC 3282 · DRAFT STANDARD · 2002

Content Language Headers

Overview

RFC 3282, “Content Language Headers”, is a Draft Standard document published in May 2002 by H. Alvestrand. It obsoletes RFC 1766. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines a "Content-language:" header, for use in cases where one desires to indicate the language of something that has RFC 822-like headers, like MIME body parts or Web documents, and an "Accept-Language:" header for use in cases where one wishes to indicate one's preferences with regard to language. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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

What “Draft Standard” means

A historical maturity level (retired in 2011) that sat between Proposed Standard and Internet Standard and required multiple interoperable implementations.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 1766
Other RFCs from 2002

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