"Content type" and "media type"

[MURATA Makoto]

Caroline,

Thank you for your analysis.  This is very helpful.

RFC 2616 defines HTTP 1.1, but there are two
important RFCs.  They are:


   [RFC2045]         Freed, N. and N. Borenstein, "Multipurpose Internet
                     Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet
                     Message Bodies", RFC 2045, November 1996.

   [RFC2046]         Freed, N. and N. Borenstein, "Multipurpose Internet
                     Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Two: Media Types",
                     RFC 2046, November 1996.

I believe that they are more authoritative about media types.

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> 4.  The fact that OPC allows "parameters" in the media-type syntax to be
> disallowed (and XPS does disallow them) seems like another reason to keep
> the terms distinct.


OPC now allows parameters.  An ugly regular expression
in opc-contentTypes.xsd does allow parameters.  I do not
think that parameters are useful but should we drop them
from OPC?


Regards,
Makoto

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>     Caroline
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Makoto