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From lindner@mudhoney.micro.umn.edu Thu Jul 22 13:26:29 1993
From: lindner@mudhoney.micro.umn.edu (Paul Lindner)
Subject: Registion of a new MIME Content-Type/Subtype
To: iana@ISI.EDU, gopher@boombox.micro.umn.edu (Team Gopher)
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 93 15:26:39 CDT
Reply-To: lindner@boombox.micro.umn.edu
Content-Length: 1518
X-Lines: 57
Status: RO
MIME TYPE NAME:
application
MIME SUBTYPE NAME:
msword
REQUIRED PARAMETERS:
none
OPTIONAL PARAMETERS:
An optional version parameter can be specified. Some of the more
common versions are:
4 : Microsoft Word 4.0 for the Macintosh.
5 : Microsoft Word 5.0 and 5.1 for the Macintosh.
2w : Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0
6 : Microsoft Word 6 for Windows and Macintosh platform
independent format(coming soon)
ENCODING CONSIDERATIONS:
Microsoft word files are in a binary format. Some encoding will be
necessary for MIME mailers as in application/octet-stream. Microsoft
Word files for the Macintosh are encoded in the data fork of a
macintosh file. The type creator is MSWD, the file type is WDBN.
Miccrosoft Word files that contain external data references such as
publish & subscribe services are explicitly not allowed.
SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS:
None known.
PUBLISHED SPECIFICATION:
Specification by example:
From any microsoft word application select "Save As..." from the
"File" menu. Enter a filename, make sure that "Normal" is specified
for the file type, and click "Save".
Company Contact:
Microsoft Inc.
16011 NE 36th Way
Box 97017
Redmond WA, 98073-9717
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| Gophermaster | University of Minnesota | of comparison.
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