Re: HTML and MIME?

Tim Berners-Lee (timbl)
Thu, 22 Apr 93 22:03:52 MET DST


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To: j-germuska@nwu.edu (Joe Germuska)
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Subject: Re: HTML and MIME?
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 93 13:03:26 EDT
From: Edward Vielmetti <emv@garnet.msen.com>

HTML as a MIME subtype had been waiting on a stable HTML spec to
present to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (the people who
keep track of such names).

I am lead to belive that the 'html.dtd' document type definition for
files according to the SGML standard has been successfully processed
by a commercial SGML package (SoftQuad Author/Editor). I'd encourage
people to try out other SGML systems (if necessary by posting stuff
to comp.text.sgml) and verify that we have the bugs shaken out, then
approach IANA with the spec.

--Ed

Ed -- It has been run though sglms by Dan although not in the
very latest version. I think it is just waiting for me to
put the right Satus message on it to make it an ID to
put it in Joyce's direction.

Tim