RFC 3803 · DRAFT STANDARD · 2004
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Content Duration MIME Header Definition
Overview
RFC 3803, “Content Duration MIME Header Definition”, is a Draft Standard document published in June 2004 by G. Vaudreuil, G. Parsons. It obsoletes RFC 2424. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes the MIME header Content-Duration that is intended for use with any time varying media content (typically audio/* or video/*). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
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
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