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Re: Finishing the XML-tagging discussion

2000-03-21 06:23:16
(c) use the proposed Content-feature tag for labeling MIME content.

I really don't like having a separate label for this.  Anytime you
have two different labels for the same thing, you should be wary,
because it's inevitable that the two labels will get out of sync.
This has far greater potential for silly states than the concerns
that Ned expressed about a separate content-type parameter.

Also, all of the deployment arguments about a separate
content-type parameter are at least as applicable for
a separate content-feature header - if composers can't even
add a parameter to the content-type line, how likely is it that
they can reliably add a completely separate header?

Keith