Registration of media type application/vnd.apple.mpegURL

[Roger Pantos]

Last time I checked the status of this request was that it was  
stalled. Anything I can do to help un-stall it?

thanks,

Roger.

On Jun 26, 2009, at 10:36 AM, Roger Pantos wrote:

>
> Hello there. I'm planning to submit this registration to IANA soon,  
> but per RFC 4288 I'm sending it here first to solicit initial  
> feedback. Thanks.
>
>
> Type name:  application
>
> Subtype name:  vnd.apple.mpegURL
>
> Required parameters:  (none)
>
> Optional parameters:  (none)
>
> Encoding considerations:  Encoded as text, either ASCII or UTF-8.   
> UTF-8 is recommended.
>
> Security considerations:
>
> - As with any text format, parsers must guard against buffer  
> overflow attacks
>
> - Active content:
>  - Several elements of this format are URIs, which clients will use  
> to make network requests of arbitrary entities
>  - Clients should range-check responses to prevent buffer overflows
>  - Clients should load resources identified by URI lazily (specified  
> by protocol) to reduce server DoS
>  - See also Security Considerations in RFC 3986
>
> - Privacy:
>  - URIs are typically http. Implementations may send cookie data  
> with http requests, which could include user data.
>  - Implementations must follow cookie restriction & expiry rules  
> specified by RFC 2965.
>
> - Compression: this media type does not employ compression.
>
> - The format includes the specification of encryption keys, by URI.  
> The delivery of these keys should be secure, but it is up to the  
> distributor of the media to ensure that it is, e.g. by using HTTP  
> over TLS in conjunction with a secure realm or a session cookie.
>
> Interoperability considerations:
>
> - No byte-ordering issues, since files are encoded as ASCII or UTF-8  
> text
> - Applications may encounter unrecognized tags. These should be  
> ignored.
>
> Published specification:  http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming
>
> Applications that use this media type:
> - iPhone media player (OS 3.0)
> - QuickTime Player in Mac OS X (Snow Leopard)
>
> Additional information:
>
> Magic number(s):  #EXTM3U
> File extension(s):  m3u, m3u8
> Macintosh file type code(s):  none
>
> Person & email address to contact for further information:  David  
> Singer, singer at .apple.com
>
> Intended usage:  LIMITED USE
>
> Restrictions on usage:  (none)
>
> Author:  Roger Pantos
>
> Change controller:  David Singer
>
>
>
> Roger.