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RFC 7578 - Returning Values from Forms: multipart/form-data

  • Status: Standards Track
  • Published: July 2015
  • Stream: IETF
  • Obsoletes: RFC 2388
  • Errata: RFC 7578 Errata

Document Information​

  • RFC Number: 7578
  • Title: Returning Values from Forms: multipart/form-data
  • Authors: L. Masinter (Adobe)
  • Date: July 2015
  • Category: Standards Track
  • Obsoletes: RFC 2388
  • ISSN: 2070-1721

Abstract​

This specification defines the multipart/form-data media type, which can be used by a wide variety of applications and transported by a wide variety of protocols as a way of returning a set of values as the result of a user filling out a form. This document obsoletes RFC 2388.

Status of This Memo​

This is an Internet Standards Track document.

This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has received public review and has been approved for publication by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.

Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7578.

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