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RFC 2936: HTTP MIME Type Handler Detection

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Entities composing web pages to provide services over the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) frequently have the problem of not knowing what Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) types have handlers installed at a user's browser. This document summarizes reasonable techniques to solve this problem for most of the browsers actually deployed on the Internet as of early 2000. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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Document ID
RFC2936
Published
September 2000
Authors
D. Eastlake 3rd; C. Smith; D. Soroka
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
app
Pages
13
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