Guidelines for the Definition of New Top-Level Media Types

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Best Practice
Pages: 10
Abstract: This document defines best practices for defining new top-level media types. It also introduces a registry for top-level media types, and contains a short history of top-level media types. It updates RFC 6838.
Publication Date: 2025-03-01
Status Note: Best Current Practice
DOI: 10.17487/RFC9694
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9694
Author(s): Martin J. Dürst
Keyword(s): Media Type, TLD

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IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6838 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8126 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8174 [Active*]

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10.1021-ci9803233 — CHEMIME EXTERNAL
Wikipedia, "Chemical file format", 19 July 2024, <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chemical_file_format&oldid=1235421631>. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 1341 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 1437 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2046 [Active, Amended*]
IETF RFC 2048 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 2077 [Active, Amended*]
RFC4735 — RFC4735 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 6648 [Active*]
RFC8081 — RFC8081 EXTERNAL
RFC9695 — RFC9695 EXTERNAL
W3C.rdf11-concepts.20140225 — RDF EXTERNAL

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