Re: [EAI] POLL: on the "what MIME type" question

[Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi at gmx.net>]

* Harald Alvestrand wrote:
>QUESTION 1: Should there be a new MIME type for UTF8SMTP messages when
>carried inside messages in an UTF8SMTP environment?
>
>A: No, message/rfc822 can be used.
>B: Yes.
>C: I have another opinion, which is....

B.

>QUESTION 2: Should the same MIME type be used to carry UTF8SMTP messages in
>a SMTP environment (without the UTF8SMTP extension, and without requiring
>the 8BITMIME extension)?
>This implies that it's possible to encode the message.
>
>A: Yes.
>B: No, that should not be allowed.
>C: I have another opinion, which is....

A.

>QUESTION 3: Should the new type be a subtype of Message/?
>
>A: Yes
>B: No, it should be application/something
>C: I have another opinion, which is....

A.

>QUESTION 4: What should the new MIME type be called?
>
>A: Message/utf8smtp
>B: Message/i18n
>C: Message/international
>D: Message/global
>E: Message/rfcxxxx (to be assigned)
>F: Message/rfc822 (consistent with an "A" answer on question 1)
>G: Message/utf8
>H: Message/rfc822u
>I: Message/mail
>J: Message/i18n-email
>K: Message/eai
>L: Message/smtp
>M: Message/smtp8
>N: Message/utf8eai
>O: Message/utf8-headers
>P: Message/utf8-email
>Q: Message/ima
>R: Message/intl-email
>S: I have another opinion, which is....

Good: I (mail), Q (ima), K (eai) (in that order)

Bad: A, B, C, D, G, J, L, M, N, O, P

Can live with: E (rfcxxxx), F (rfc822), H (rfc822u), R (int-email).
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