[MEI-L] File extensions

[Andrew Hankinson]

I was using it more as an illustration than a suggestion. I brought the extension topic up because I look at these being our options for mime type settings:

application/xml .xml -> Straightforward, generic, but what if you have a consumer that can take MEI files directly? We have notation software that can serve MEI XML, so it would be nice if we can take advantage of the mime types here.

application/vnd.mei+xml .xml -> Mapping .xml to the MEI mime type seems like a big problem.

application/vnd.mei+xml .mei -> Seems like the best solution, yes?

(the MEI mime type I give is just an example).

-Andrew


On 2013-08-15, at 5:47 PM, Sigfrid Lundberg <slu at kb.dk>
 wrote:

> .txt is a poor choice. Most web servers will deliver that as text/plain which is not what you want. In apache web server there is a file mime-types which connects extensions to mime types, which then interacts with users web clients and plug-ins and helper applications
> 
> Sigfrid
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> Fra: mei-l-bounces at lists.uni-paderborn.de [mei-l-bounces at lists.uni-paderborn.de] på vegne af Andrew Hankinson [andrew.hankinson at mail.mcgill.ca]
> Sendt: 15. august 2013 17:23
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> Emne: Re: [MEI-L] File extensions
> 
> You can sign me up too.
> 
> Personally, I like .mei. XML could also be thought of as plain text, so I would argue that we should go with the most specific usage, rather than the most general. We could just go with .txt and be just as correct as .xml.
> 
> Either way, though, I think this is an appropriate topic for putting some guidance in the Guidelines. I'll volunteer to write it, but I would like some way of getting a consensus.
> 
> Any ideas? An online poll?
> 
> -Andrew
> 
> On 2013-08-15, at 5:09 PM, "Roland, Perry (pdr4h)" <pdr4h at eservices.virginia.edu>
> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Sigge,
>> 
>> Thanks for being so gracious in your acceptance of my effort to "volunteer" you.
>> 
>> There's no rush on this.  After Christmas/beginning of 2014 is fine.  I'm sure you'll find willing volunteers to help you write the proposal.  You can "volunteer" me in return.  :-)
>> 
>> Anyone who wants to participate, please contact Sigge.  I hear he's starting a list.  :-)
>> 
>> Thanks again,
>> 
>> --
>> p.
>> 
>> 
>> __________________________
>> Perry Roland
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>> From: mei-l-bounces+pdr4h=virginia.edu at lists.uni-paderborn.de [mei-l-bounces+pdr4h=virginia.edu at lists.uni-paderborn.de] on behalf of Sigfrid Lundberg [slu at kb.dk]
>> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:49 AM
>> To: Music Encoding Initiative
>> Subject: Re: [MEI-L] File extensions
>> 
>> My keyboard is too fast.
>> 
>> Cannot promise to write it alone and have to discuss it here in Copenhagen. Not before Christmas, that's for sure
>> 
>> S
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>> Sendt: 15. august 2013 16:44
>> Til: Music Encoding Initiative
>> Emne: Re: [MEI-L] File extensions
>> 
>> Hi Sigfrid,
>> 
>> Sounds like we have a volunteer to lead the way to registering an MEI mimetype.  :-)
>> 
>> --
>> p.
>> 
>> 
>> __________________________
>> Perry Roland
>> Music Library
>> University of Virginia
>> P. O. Box 400175
>> Charlottesville, VA 22904
>> 434-982-2702 (w)
>> pdr4h (at) virginia (dot) edu
>> ________________________________________
>> From: mei-l-bounces at lists.uni-paderborn.de [mei-l-bounces at lists.uni-paderborn.de] on behalf of Sigfrid Lundberg [slu at kb.dk]
>> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:39 AM
>> To: Music Encoding Initiative
>> Subject: Re: [MEI-L] File extensions
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I'm using .xml as suffix. Don't really care.
>> 
>> As I'm a coauthor of RFC6129 (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6129) I have strong opinions on your "by the way" question. Yes, we should register a mime type, and it should be application/mei+xml. Since it is in the application hierarchy it requires an RFC and some negotiations with IESG and IETF before one get a line in the appropriate IANA document.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Sigfrid
>> 
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>> Fra: mei-l-bounces at lists.uni-paderborn.de [mei-l-bounces at lists.uni-paderborn.de] på vegne af Andrew Hankinson [andrew.hankinson at mail.mcgill.ca]
>> Sendt: 15. august 2013 16:12
>> Til: Music Encoding Initiative
>> Emne: [MEI-L] File extensions
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Is there a common understanding of what the proper file extension for MEI files should be?
>> 
>> I've been assuming .mei is the "standard", but a counter-example of .xml was recently brought to my attention. So, I thought I'd poll the collected wisdom and see what others were doing. Are you using .xml, .mei, or some other variation on these?
>> 
>> -Andrew
>> 
>> ====
>> Related:
>> -- Should we register an actual mimetype? Maybe: application/vnd.music-encoding+xml ?
>> 
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