RFC 6713

"The 'application/zlib' and 'application/gzip' Media Types", August 2012

Canonical URL:

http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6713.txt
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Status:

INFORMATIONAL

Author:

J. Levine

Stream:

IETF

Source:

NON WORKING GROUP

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Abstract

This document defines the 'application/gzip' and 'application/zlib' media types for compressed data using the gzip and zlib compression formats. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 4844.