RE: Content-Type description in Impl-Guide

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hiroshi Tamura [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 6:34 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected];
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> Subject: Content-Type description in Impl-Guide
> 
> 
> 
> James,
> 
> Thanks for your comment.
> 
> (I changed "Subject".)
> 
> > 5.4 Content-Type for the file format
> > 
> > The content-type "image/tiff" should only be used for 
> Profiles S and F.
> > Some existing implementations based on [RFC 2301] may use 
> "image/tiff" for
> > other Profiles.
> > However, this usage is now deprecated.   Instead, the content-type
> > "image/tiff-fx" whose
> > registratin is being defined in [TIFF-FX-REG} should be used.    
> > Also, "image/tiff-fx" may be used for Profile S and F.
> 
> Very good!
> 
> > BTW, is the last sentence true, or would image/tiff always 
> be used for S and
> > F?
Yes, the last sentence is true.
> 
> "draft-ietf-fax-tiff-fx-11.txt"
> 
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> 
> 9. MIME content-types image/tiff and image/tiff-fx
> 
> <snip>
> 
>    within an image/tiff or image/tiff-fx content type. The image/tiff
>    content type should be used when black-and-white image data is
>    encoded using TIFF-FX (RFC 2301 "File Format for Internet Fax")
>    Profiles S or F, or a subset. The image/tiff-fx content 
> type must be
>    used when black-and-white or color image data is encoded 
> using TIFF-
>    FX Profiles J, C, L or M and any future TIFF-FX extensions, or a
>    subset. The image/tiff-fx content type may be used when black-and-
>    white image data is encoded using TIFF-FX Profiles S or F, or a 
>    subset.
> 
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> 
> So, I think it is true.
> 
> Anyway, thanks.
> 
> Regards
> --
> Hiroshi Tamura, Ricoh Company, LTD.
> E-mail: [email protected]
>