Excerpts from direct: 1-Oct-91 Re: multiple types in Cont.. Jim
Knowles(_at_)binky(_dot_)arc(_dot_)na (2327)
There are definitely some gray areas, and I can see why some wanted the
types limited even more. Registration will hopefully clear up alot of this.
Well, let's see how registration goes. Given the current semantics of
type and sub-type, I think the right thing to do will be to ignore the
"type" field and keep your own list of sub-types (formats) and their
categories. For example, I'm willing to trust that a GIF file is indeed
an IMAGE, but would by now map PostScript to APPLICATION, no matter what
the sender of the message declared.
Bill