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	Title		: Wrapping MIME Objects:  Application/MIME
	Author(s)	: D. Crocker
	Filename	: draft-crocker-wrap-02.txt
	Pages		: 5
	Date		: 25-Jun-02
	
MIME is a general-purpose mechanism for labeling and
aggregating objects into complex hierarchies. Some MIME
objects are discrete objects.  If placed within another MIME
hierarchy, they need to appear as a leaf node in the
containing hierarchy, rather than seeming to be continuations
of that hierarchy.  This specification defines Content-type
Application/MIME to provide an encapsulation mechanism for
arbitrary MIME structures.  This facilitates their treatment
as a single unit, rather than causing them to be treated as
part of any containing MIME hierarchy.

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