Protocol Action: A syntax for describing media feature sets to Proposed Standard
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Subject: Protocol Action: A syntax for describing media feature sets to Proposed Standard
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The IESG has approved the Internet-Draft 'A syntax for describing media feature sets' <draft-ietf-conneg-feature-syntax-04.txt> as a Proposed Standard. This document is the product of the Content Negotiation Working Group. The IESG contact persons are Keith Moore and Patrik Faltstrom. Technical Summary This document describes a syntax which can be used to describe feature sets, which are expressed as combinations and relations of individual media features. These feature sets are intended to be used to describe the media handling capabilities of message senders, message recipients, and file formats. It also describes an algorithm for matching feature sets. Working Group Summary Working group discussion was relatively straightforward, with rapid convergence on the submitted document. Protocol Quality This syntax is similar to that provided by LDAP search filters. It is easy to parse and interpret, and is believed to be a satisfactory choice for its intended purpose of describing media feature sets. It remains to be seen how well the 'quality' syntax works in practice to describe preferences among various capabilities, but this can only be determined by experience. The specification meets the requirements for Proposed Standard. Keith Moore reviewed the spec for IESG. Note to RFC Editor: Please remove Appendix A when publishing.