From lindner&mudhoney.micro.umn.edu Thu Jul 22 13:26:29 1993 From: lindner&mudhoney.micro.umn.edu (Paul Lindner) Subject: Registion of a new MIME Content-Type/Subtype To: iana&ISI.EDU, gopher&boombox.micro.umn.edu (Team Gopher) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 93 15:26:39 CDT Reply-To: lindner&boombox.micro.umn.edu Content-Length: 1518 X-Lines: 57 Status: RO MIME TYPE NAME: application MIME SUBTYPE NAME: msword REQUIRED PARAMETERS: none OPTIONAL PARAMETERS: An optional version parameter can be specified. Some of the more common versions are: 4 : Microsoft Word 4.0 for the Macintosh. 5 : Microsoft Word 5.0 and 5.1 for the Macintosh. 2w : Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0 6 : Microsoft Word 6 for Windows and Macintosh platform independent format(coming soon) ENCODING CONSIDERATIONS: Microsoft word files are in a binary format. Some encoding will be necessary for MIME mailers as in application/octet-stream. Microsoft Word files for the Macintosh are encoded in the data fork of a macintosh file. The type creator is MSWD, the file type is WDBN. Miccrosoft Word files that contain external data references such as publish & subscribe services are explicitly not allowed. SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS: None known. PUBLISHED SPECIFICATION: Specification by example: From any microsoft word application select "Save As..." from the "File" menu. Enter a filename, make sure that "Normal" is specified for the file type, and click "Save". Company Contact: Microsoft Inc. 16011 NE 36th Way Box 97017 Redmond WA, 98073-9717 -- | Paul Lindner | lindner&boombox.micro.umn.edu | Slipping into madness | | Computer & Information Services | is good for the sake | Gophermaster | University of Minnesota | of comparison. ///// / / / /////// / / / / / / / / //// / / / / / / / /