Re: <link rel="link" type=????/>

[Sam Ruby <rubys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob Wyman wrote:
> However, atom requires that a link element have a mime-type. Given that we
> have no idea what the mime-type for the URI is, what mime-type should we
> use?

It type attributes are optional in the current draft.

http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-atompub-format-05.txt

4.6.3  The "type" Attribute

   Link elements MAY have a type attribute, whose value MUST conform to
   the syntax of a MIME media type [RFC2045].

This was changed in Format-03 as a result of the following:

   http://www.intertwingly.net/wiki/pie/PaceLinkAttrDefaults

(Note: there is a typo in abstract, should be "make the TYPE attribute 
optional)

- Sam Ruby