Map Development Area (MDA)
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internet
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mime
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mime
| Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) |
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Comment:
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problem: how to transport binary objects with this?
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Comment:
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addresses most of the RFC822 shortcomings
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Comment:
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IETF defined MIME standard in 1992
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Comment:
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enhancement for old mail format, RFC822
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RFC822:
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1000 character line length limit
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Comment:
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originally only for email, but HTTP also uses MIME nowadays
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RFC822:
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7-bit ASCII text only
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Comment:
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now MIME used almost everwhere where structured messages are transported
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