RFC 2978: BCP 19: IANA Charset Registration Procedures
Best Current Practice
- N. Freed
- J. Postel
- October 2000
- Legacy publication
Abstract
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) and various other Internet protocols are capable of using many different charsets. This in turn means that the ability to label different charsets is essential. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.