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Changes triggered by IESG review #21

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(LE 1): Avoid "disk" (-> stored), define "file"
cabo Apr 20, 2022
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(LE 2): detailed comments
cabo Apr 20, 2022
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GENART comments (Pete Resnick)
cabo Apr 20, 2022
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(ZS): detailed comments
cabo Apr 20, 2022
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cabo Apr 20, 2022
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(RD): Barry's proposal
cabo Apr 20, 2022
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(RD): Detailed comments
cabo Apr 20, 2022
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SECDIR comments (Chris Wood): New example
cabo Apr 20, 2022
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SECDIR comments (Chris Wood): Other improvements
cabo Apr 20, 2022
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(JS): Detailed comments
cabo Apr 21, 2022
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Avoid zero-bytes in content-format tag representation
cabo Apr 30, 2022
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(editorial:) split up monster sentence.
cabo Apr 30, 2022
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@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ When files become disconnected from their type information, such as when attempt

It is noted that in the media type registration template, a magic number is asked for, if available, as is a file extension.

A challenge for the file(1) program is often that it can be confused by the encoding vs. the content.
A challenge for the file(1) command is often that it can be confused by the encoding vs. the content.
For instance, an Android "apk" (as used to transfer and store an application) may be identified as a ZIP file.
Additionally, both OpenOffice and MSOffice files are ZIP files of XML files, and may also be identified as a ZIP file.

@@ -173,9 +173,8 @@ semantics. [^XXXX]
XXXX" with the RFC number of the present specification and remove
this note.)



This tag needs to be allocated by the author of the CBOR Protocol.
Allocation of the CBOR tag needs to be initiated by the author of the CBOR
Protocol, who can provide a proposed tag number.
In order to be in the four-byte range, and so that there are no
leading zero bytes, the value needs to be in the range 0x01000000 (decimal
16777216) to 0xFFFFFFFF (decimal 4294967295) inclusive.