| Basic Info | |
|---|---|
| Media Type | application |
| subtype | vnd.apple.installer+xml |
| Registered? | Yes |
| See also | Bierman |
| Extensions | |
Tags: (none)
File Formats: (none)
(last updated November 2005) Name : Peter Bierman Email : [email protected] MIME media type name : Application MIME subtype name : Vendor Tree - vnd.apple.installer+xml Required parameters : none Optional parameters : none. The charset should be determined as described in RFC 3023, section 8.10 Encoding considerations : 8bit This media type may require encoding on transports not capable of handling 8 bit text. Security considerations : The type exists to provide a limited and safe subset of operations to media authors, but the full spectrum of security issues associates with this type have not been compltely assessed. See RFC 3023, section 10 for a more complete analysis of XML related security issues. Interoperability considerations : same strengths and weaknesses as XML Published specification : Available via Apple Developer Documentation. Applications which use this media : Apple Computer, Inc.'s Mac OS X Installer application. Additional information : 1. Magic number(s) : n/a 2. File extension(s) : dist, distz, pkg, mpkg 3. Macintosh file type code : pkg1 4. Object Identifiers: n/a This XML-based media type has many of the same classifications and considerations as application/xml, as specified in RFC 3023. Person to contact for further information : 1. Name : Peter Bierman 2. Email : [email protected] Intended usage : Common MIME type to identify that the Apple Installer application should be used to open and process the inidcated media files when accessed via a web browser or similarly MIME-enabled Internet client. Author/Change controller : Peter Bierman (file create 30 November 2005)