IFX Mail Archive: Re: IFX> some UIF issues...thoughts anyone?

Re: IFX> some UIF issues...thoughts anyone?

From: don@lexmark.com
Date: Fri Jun 08 2001 - 09:22:28 EDT

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    John:

    In regards to #1, I prefer image/tiff; application=uif for the very reasons you
    stated.

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    "John Pulera" <jpulera%minolta-mil.com@interlock.lexmark.com> on 06/07/2001
    12:44:50 PM

    Please respond to jpulera%minolta-mil.com@interlock.lexmark.com

    To: "IPP-Fax Group" <ifx%pwg.org@interlock.lexmark.com>
    cc: (bcc: Don Wright/Lex/Lexmark)
    Subject: IFX> some UIF issues...thoughts anyone?

    While revising the UIF spec, some issues have surfaced and it would be great
    if we can generate some discussion on them:

    1) The MIME type for UIF data.
            From the IPPFAX teleconferences held on May 30 & June 6, there was
    consensus to use "image/tiff; application=faxbw" and "image/tiff;
    application=faxcolor". The primary argument for using these was that it is
    the same MIME type used for Internet Fax, and so there would be less of a
    conformance issue with an IPPFAX device serving as a gateway for Internet
    Fax documents.
            However...If we are going to make UIF a protocol-independent data
    format (which was also agreed at the May 30 telecon), I do not think think
    we should directly associate it with Internet Fax. Perhaps "image/tiff;
    application=uif" would be a better compromise in that UIF would be made
    independent of Internet Fax while existing TIFF readers can still do
    something with the UIF data.
            In addition, is it valid to use the same MIME type as Internet Fax
    if the data requirements for UIF and TIFF-FX are not identical? (TIFF-FX is
    more strict with resolutions and allowed image widths)

    2) The use of the terms "Client" to mean the "Sender" and "Host" to mean the
    "Receiver".
        Is "Client" interchangeable with "Sender" and "Host" with "Receiver"?
    Should we be using the more generic terms "Client" and "Host" instead of
    "Sender" and "Receiver" in the UIF spec since the UIF spec is NOT
    protocol-specific?

    Does anyone have any thoughts on these issues?

    Thanks,

    John





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