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Re: file attachments in MIME

1993-03-02 13:47:55

Bill's mail addresses my concerns, and seems simple enough to
not needlessly complicate the model.  Thanks!

        Neil

Date:         Tue, 2 Mar 1993 11:01:32 PST
Sender: Bill Janssen <janssen(_at_)parc(_dot_)xerox(_dot_)com>

This is why adding another subtype of multipart seems like a win -- you
are putting the the situational information about use at the right level
of the message ``document''.

I'd imagine the wording of the section describing
``multipart/attachments'' would be something like this:

    7.2.4  The Multipart/attachments subtype

    The multipart/attachments type is used when only one part of a
    multipart message (called here the _primary_ part) is intended to be
    displayed, the other parts acting as documents ``attached'' to that
    primary part.  User agents should only display the attachments in
    some short form (.i.e., with a name or icon), but should display the
    primary part in full.  The primary part is specified to be the
    *last* part of the multipart/attachments.


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