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Registration of media type for libpcap-format capture files
From: Phil Vandry <vandry () TZoNE ORG>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:08:31 -0500
Hello, We would like to register a media type (MIME type) for the file format used by the libpcap library ( http://www.tcpdump.org/ ). This file format is widely used by well-known software such as the network packet capturing packages tcpdump and Wireshark but up to now has had no official media-type to designate it. Per section 3 of RFC 4288, we believe the standards tree is the correct place for this new media type. In particular, we do not consider the vendor tree to be appropriate because there is no "vendor" that owns the type (libpcap is open source). We would like to request some clarification concerning the process established by RFC 4288 for regstering new types. Sections 3.1 and 5 state that registrations in the standards tree must either come from the IETF itself (in which case they must be published as RFCs) or from another "recognized standards body". However, the libpcap development community represents neither the IETF nor a recognized standards body, to our knowledge. How do you advise that the registration be made? Can the IETF sponsor an application that we prepare? We are considering "application/pcap-capture" or "application/pcap" for the name of the type but we have not made a decision yet (if you have a suggestion on this point we would be interested to hear it). It will not be a problem to document the file format as well as to meet the other requirements stated in RFC 4288 section 4. Thank you for your consideration. -Phil - This is the tcpdump-workers list. Visit https://cod.sandelman.ca/ to unsubscribe.
Current thread:
- Registration of media type for libpcap-format capture files Phil Vandry (Dec 12)
- Re: Registration of media type for libpcap-format capture files Bjoern Hoehrmann (Dec 16)
- Re: Registration of media type for libpcap-format capture files Guy Harris (Dec 19)
- Re: Registration of media type for libpcap-format capture files Bjoern Hoehrmann (Dec 16)