The new traffic on the incorrect mime registration. Patrick -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: [IANA #1230099] Fwd: [office] Incorrect MIME type registration Date: Mon, 2 May 2022 10:24:46 -0400 From: Chet Ensign <
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svante.schubert@gmail.com,
patrick@durusau.net Thank you. On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 5:39 PM Amanda Baber via RT <
iana-mime@iana.org> wrote: Hi Chet, I've sent these questions to the reviewers. Thanks! Best regards, Amanda Baber IANA Operations Manager On Fri Apr 29 19:37:50 2022,
chet.ensign@oasis-open.org wrote: > Hi Amanda, > > I am writing to confirm how to handle the request below before taking > up > people's time sending out formal requests. > > Back in 2009, the OASIS OpenDocument TC submitted the mime type > registration request for >
https://www.iana.org/assignments/media- > types/application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.database > > In their work on the latest version of the standard that declares this > mime > type, they realized that in fact the standard declares it as > application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.base. This is also how it is used > by the > implementations they know of. They asked me how to fix this. > > I checked RFC6838, sect. 5.5 and it appears to me that we should: > > - File an update to the existing mime type and declare it OBSOLETE in > the intended use field, and > > - File a new registration request with the correct mime type. > > Is that correct? And should we submit those to the mailing list for > review > and comment before formally submitting them to you? > > Thanks very much for your help with this. > > /chet > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Patrick Durusau <
patrick@durusau.net> > Date: Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 1:35 PM > Subject: [office] Incorrect MIME type registration > To: <
iana@iana.org> > Cc: ODF TC List <
office@lists.oasis-open.org> > > > Greetings! > > Many years ago our TC submitted this mime type registration to IANA: > >
https://www.iana.org/assignments/media- > types/application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.database > > > However, as specified in all editions of the OASIS ODF standard, the > mime type appears as: > > application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.base > > All of the implementations of which we are aware, including the > implementations listed in the current mime type registration, use the > > application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.base > > mime type, NOT the one registered with IANA. > > How should we proceed? > > Delete the incorrect registration? > > Submit the correct registration? > > Submit the correct registration and ask the incorrect one point to the > correct one? > > Or some other alternative? > > Thanks! > > Apologies for getting something so obvious incorrect. > > Hope you are having a great week! > > Patrick -- Chet Ensign Chief Technical Community Steward OASIS Open +1 201-341-1393 <tel:+1+201-341-1393>
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