To: ietf-types&iana.org Subject: Registration of MIME media type application/pidf+xml MIME media type name: application MIME subtype name: pidf+xml Required parameters: (none) Optional parameters: charset Indicates the character encoding of enclosed XML. Default is UTF-8. Encoding considerations: Uses XML, which can employ 8-bit characters, depending on the character encoding used. See RFC 3023 [RFC 3023], section 3.2. Security considerations: This content type is designed to carry presence data, which may be considered private information. Appropriate precautions should be adopted to limit disclosure of this information. Interoperability considerations: This content type provides a common format for exchange of presence information across different CPP compliant protocols. Published specification: RFCXXXX (this document) Applications which use this media type: Presence and instant messaging systems. Additional information: Magic number(s): File extension(s): Macintosh File Type Code(s): Person & email address to contact for further information: Hiroyasu Sugano E-mail: sugano.h&jp.fujitsu.com Intended usage: LIMITED USE Author/Change controller: This specification is a work item of the IETF IMPP working group, with mailing list address . Other information: This media type is a specialization of application/xml [RFC 3023], and many of the considerations described there also apply to application/pidf+xml. []