Re: Starting the ietf-xml-mime mailing list

[Chris Lilley <chris@xxxxxx>]

Frank Dawson wrote:

> Actually, the current MIME content type definition for "text/calendar"
> provides for MIME header parameter that CUAs are using to scan the inbox for
> the "new invitations". 

Okay,

> This is what gave me concern when I read the content
> type definition for text/xml and application/xml. It doesn't allow an
> application to detect what kind of XML object is in the email.

If you are pointing out the utility of parameters for finer granularity
of labelling in general, then I agrree it can help.

> For our
> application area, it is disfunctional. It is imparing the use of XML for
> representing iCalendar objects (and certainly other application objects
> too).

I sense from this a worry that existing registered uses of XML would
need to re-register to use text/xml. If that is your worry, then I would
say that I do not believe that this is the intention.

--
Chris