Re: iana mime types as rdfs:Datatype ?

Friday, June 23, 2006, 11:46:33 AM, Henry Story wrote:

> Every iana mime type has an associated url. So for example text/html  
> is  http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/text/html

What is a mime (media) type? Does it allow parameters?

The RFCs don't define the term "media type", and it is used in
contradictory ways, including:

 + A top level type, eg: "text"
 + A two-part type, eg: "text/plain"
 + A full type with parameters, eg: "text/plain; format=flowed"

Does Atom allow parameters in its @type attribute?

How should RDF vocabularies refer to mime types that include
parameters?

It is all a bit vague, I find it easiest just to model the mime type
as a Literal property.

-- 
Dave