[TAP] draft 0.42 (cleanup toward 0.5)

[Douglas Tody]

Yes, but nonetheless we should consider the XML display issues outlined
in my earlier mail, as with interactive queries the data file type is
not the only issue.  If all we were doing was moving a data file around
then application/x-votable+xml would definitely be the thing to use.


On Sat, 16 May 2009, Francois Ochsenbein wrote:

>
> Hi Pat,
>
> For VOTable, the recommended content type is "application/x-votable+xml",
> I guess TAP should use the same output if the case the output is
> VOTable.
>
> Have a nice week-end, see you soon !
>
> Francois
>
>>
>> On Wednesday 29 April 2009 05:49:15 Mark Taylor wrote:
>>> Sec 2.7.1 and Sec 2.9:
>>>    The usual MIME type for VOTable is "application/x-votable+xml"
>>>    or maybe "text/x-votable+xml", not "text/xml; content=x-votable".
>>>    "content" is not listed in the text/xml MIME type registration
>>>    (RFC3023) as a mandatory or optional parameter of the text/xml
>>>    MIME type.  RFC3032 also explicitly considers and rejects the
>>>    idea of using a parameter like this to specify XML subformats -
>>>    see Appendix A.6.
>>
>> Which of "application/x-votable+xml" and "text/x-votable+xml" is considered
>> the best choice for TAP? For IVOA services in general? Are there good reasons
>> to chose one over the other?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
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>>
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