RFC 5147 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2008

URI Fragment Identifiers for the text/plain Media Type

Overview

RFC 5147, “URI Fragment Identifiers for the text/plain Media Type”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2008 by E. Wilde, M. Duerst. It updates RFC 2046. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo defines URI fragment identifiers for text/plain MIME entities. These fragment identifiers make it possible to refer to parts of a text/plain MIME entity, either identified by character position or range, or by line position or range. Fragment identifiers may also contain information for integrity checks to make them more robust. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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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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This RFC updates
RFC 2046
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