RFC 6839 · INFORMATIONAL · 2013

Additional Media Type Structured Syntax Suffixes

Overview

RFC 6839, “Additional Media Type Structured Syntax Suffixes”, is an Informational document published in January 2013 by T. Hansen, A. Melnikov. It updates RFC 3023. It has since been updated by RFC 7303. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

A content media type name sometimes includes partitioned meta- information distinguished by a structured syntax to permit noting an attribute of the media as a suffix to the name. This document defines several structured syntax suffixes for use with media type registrations. In particular, it defines and registers the "+json", "+ber", "+der", "+fastinfoset", "+wbxml" and "+zip" structured syntax suffixes, and provides a media type structured syntax suffix registration form for the "+xml" structured syntax suffix. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

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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
This RFC updates
RFC 3023
Updated by
RFC 7303
Other RFCs from 2013

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