Re: MIME type for libpcap-format capture files

[Phil Vandry <vandry () TZoNE ORG>]

On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 02:56:11AM -0700, Guy Harris wrote:
> On Oct 16, 2008, at 6:34 PM, Phil Vandry wrote:
>
> > I was thinking it would belong in the standard tree (RFC4288 3.1).  
> > This
> > requires writing an RFC.
>
> At least as I read RFC 4288, that applies only to proposals that come  
> from the IETF; all that's needed is *some* published standard:

Maybe you are right but section 3.1 says "MUST correspond to a formal
publication by a recognized standards body". By "recognized standards
body" I have a feeling they mean, like, IEEE or ISO.

Let's start by writing down the format spec (in the form of a pcap(5)
manpage as previously suggested) and then contact ietf-types () iana org
and see what they say. I'm sure they will advise us.

> (We'd be registering a subtype name, not a type name, as I understand  
> it.)

Yes.

-Phil
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