Re: [tcpdump-workers] MIME type for libpcap-format capture files

2008-12-12 Thread Jefferson Ogata
On 2008-12-13 01:17, Guy Harris wrote: On Dec 12, 2008, at 5:02 PM, Jefferson Ogata wrote: I still think current and "ng" pcap formats should be distinguished in MIME type name. So do I, which is why I said it'd be something such as application/pcap-ng-capture. I was responding, however, to

Re: [tcpdump-workers] MIME type for libpcap-format capture files

2008-12-12 Thread Guy Harris
On Dec 12, 2008, at 5:02 PM, Jefferson Ogata wrote: I still think current and "ng" pcap formats should be distinguished in MIME type name. So do I, which is why I said it'd be something such as application/ pcap-ng-capture. - This is the tcpdump-workers list. Visit https://cod.sandelman.ca

Re: [tcpdump-workers] MIME type for libpcap-format capture files

2008-12-12 Thread Jefferson Ogata
On 2008-12-12 16:01, Phil Vandry wrote: I agree with Guy, the version is not necesary. At most I could imagine a version parameter ("Content-Type: application/pcap-capture; version=1") but even that is not necesary: the version will surely be unambiguously distinguishable by examining the beginni

[tcpdump-workers] Registration of media type for libpcap-format capture files

2008-12-12 Thread Phil Vandry
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-

Re: [tcpdump-workers] MIME type for libpcap-format capture files

2008-12-12 Thread Phil Vandry
On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 08:59:57PM -0500, Michael Richardson wrote: > Yeah, application/pcap would be cuter, but may be too terse. > Let's suggest both (or all three), and let the IETF MIME people advise > us. I will suggest both. > ] Y'avait une poule de jammé dans l'muffler!

Re: [tcpdump-workers] MIME type for libpcap-format capture files

2008-12-12 Thread Phil Vandry
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 02:38:43AM +, Jefferson Ogata wrote: > But what I think is missing is a version number. Given the talk in > recent years about implementing the next version, I think the type > should be application/pcap-capture-v1. I agree with Guy, the version is not necesary. At mo

Re: [tcpdump-workers] MIME type for libpcap-format capture files

2008-12-12 Thread Guy Harris
On Dec 11, 2008, at 6:38 PM, Jefferson Ogata wrote: I agree. For one thing, another MIME type might eventually exist for filter specifications. It is not sufficient to describe a capture file as simply "pcap". But what I think is missing is a version number. Given the talk in recent year