MIME text/plain (was Re: Plain Text)

From: Edward Cherlin (edward.cherlin.sy.67@aya.yale.edu)
Date: Sun Jul 11 1999 - 04:15:27 EDT

At 07:23 -0700 7/6/1999, John Cowan wrote:
[snip]
>The corresponding MIME type is "text/plain; charset=utf-8" or
>"... utf-16".
>
>Anything else should have a different MIME type or at least
>different parameters.
[snip]

How is "text/plain" defined? What does it specify about line lengths, word
wrap, fixed vs. proportional fonts, line end characters, and line and
paragraph separators? 

--
Edward Cherlin   edward.cherlin.sy.67@aya.yale.edu
"It isn't what you don't know that hurts you, it's
what you know that ain't so."--Mark Twain, or else
some other prominent 19th century humorist and wit

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