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Re: [apps-discuss] Feedback about "Update to MIME regarding Charset Parameter Handling in Textual Media Types"

Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> Fri, 30 March 2012 12:24 UTC

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Cc: Anne van Kesteren <annevk@opera.com>, apps-discuss@ietf.org
Subject: Re: [apps-discuss] Feedback about "Update to MIME regarding Charset Parameter Handling in Textual Media Types"
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On 2012-02-23 04:59, Ned Freed wrote:
 > ...
>> For backwards compatibility, pretty much every existing text/* type
>> >  will have to violate this "SHOULD NOT".
> Yep. That's the main reason why it needs to be a SHOULD.
 > ...

Alexey and myself just discussed this, and we do agree that the SHOULD 
will need to be violated for updates of text/xml and text/html, but we 
believe this is ok (the authors of the new registrations will understand 
what the SHOULD is about and how to deal with it).

Best regards, Julian

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