RFC 6266 - Use of the Content-Disposition Header Field in HTTP

Publication Date: June 2011
Status: Standards Track
Author: J. Reschke (greenbytes)
Updates: RFC 2616

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Abstract

RFC 2616 defines the Content-Disposition response header field, but points out that it is not part of the HTTP/1.1 Standard. This specification takes over the definition and registration of Content-Disposition, as used in HTTP, and clarifies internationalization aspects.

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Table of Contents

• 1-3. Introduction, Conventions & Conformance
• 4. Header Field Definition
  • 4.1. Grammar
  • 4.2. Disposition Type
  • 4.3. Disposition Parameter: 'Filename'
  • 4.4. Disposition Parameter: Extensions
  • 4.5. Extensibility
• 5. Examples
• 6-8. I18n, Security & IANA
• Appendices
  • Appendix A: Changes from RFC 2616
  • Appendix B: Differences from RFC 2183
  • Appendix C: Alternative I18n Approaches
  • Appendix D: Generation Advice
• 10. References

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Related Resources

• Official Text: RFC 6266 (TXT)
• DataTracker: RFC 6266 DataTracker
• Errata: RFC Editor Errata