The IESG has approved the Internet-Drafts for publication:
1. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of
Internet Message Bodies" <draft-ietf-822ext-mime-imb-07.txt> for the
status of Draft Standard.
2. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Two: Media Types
<draft-ietf-822ext-mime-imt-05.txt> for the status of Draft
Standard.
3. MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) Part Three: Message
Header Extensions for Non-ASCII Text
<draft-ietf-822ext-mime-hdrs-00.txt for the status of Draft Standard
4. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Four:
Registration Procedures <draft-ietf-822ext-mime-reg-04.txt> for the
status of Best Current Practice.
5. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Five: Conformance
Criteria and Examples <draft-ietf-822ext-mime-conf-06.txt> for the
status of Draft Standard
These documents are not the product of an active working group, but
have been reviewed in the IETF. The IESG contact persons are Keith
Moore and Harald Alvestrand.
Technical Summary
These specifications together clarify the MIME specifications. The
BCP document clarifies and revises the process for registering MIME
types considerably.
There are no new features added to the protocol by this revision.
Working Group Summary
There was no significant dissent on the mailing lists polled.
Protocol Quality
The protocols have been reviewed for the IESG by Harald T. Alvestrand