RFC 1521 (was Re: [Mimedefang] Patch for MIME::Tools)
David F. Skoll
dfs at roaringpenguin.com
Wed Apr 24 11:16:22 EDT 2002
On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Stephane Lentz wrote:
> > Content-Type: audio/x-wav; name=foo[1].pif
> > whereas ordinarily it would require:
> > Content-Type: audio/x-wav; name="foo[1].pif"
> > Please note that the first line is NOT MIME COMPLIANT.
> => Are you sure ? I thought that " were optional for normal
> characters .
Check out RFC-1521 and the definition of "token" and "tspecials".
If any of:
( ) < > @ , ; : \ " / [ ] ? =
appear in a token, the token must be quoted.
> Does the MIME:Tools author plan to include your patch ?
I doubt it, because it is technically incorrect, although practically very
useful.
Regards,
David.
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