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+Network Working Group C. Rogers
+Request for Comments: 1927 ISI
+Category: Informational 1 April 1996
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+ Suggested Additional MIME Types for Associating Documents
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+Status of this Memo
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+ This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo
+ does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of
+ this memo is unlimited.
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+1) New MIME Types: Staple and "Paper" Clip
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+ 1) indicates the degree of binding of multipart documents:
+ stapled documents should stay together on the desktop,
+ while paper clipped ones should be easily spreadable
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+ 2) big paper clips vs small ones; heirarchical assembly
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+ 3) big vs small for large documents vs. small ones?
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+ 4) warning! the presence of electronic staples or paper clips
+ may break some programs, particularly those designed to do
+ high-speed copying!
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+2) patents on the electronic staple and paper clip
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+ 1) use First Virtual to record a charge each time new staples
+ or paper clips are made.
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+ 2) to reduce transmission charges, electronic staples should be
+ bought in boxes of 5000. Reference: Apple's "bento"
+ technology?
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+ 3) electonic staples should have a standard "size and shape"
+ so a supply of staples could be used be used by several
+ programs.
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+3) recycling electronic staples and paper clips
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+ 1) to assure proper accounting, and to detect patent violations
+ (people making their own electronic staples), it may be
+ necessary to attach a certificate to each staple or paper
+ clip.
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+Rogers Informational [Page 1]
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+RFC 1927 MIME Types: Associating Documents 1 April 1996
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+ 2) When a file or folder is deleted, a "recycler" program could
+ look inside for staples or paper clips that could be reused
+ or recycled.
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+ 1) staples could be reycled for a small credit
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+ 2) paper clips could be reused.
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+4) custom-look electronic staples and paper clips
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+ 1) when stabled or clipped documents are displayed on the
+ desktop, there should be some icon or visual indicator to
+ show the presence of the (possibly removable) staple
+ or paper clip
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+ 2) "color=" and "shape=" attributes in the MIME line should
+ allow senders to customize the appearance of individual
+ staples or paper clips.
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+ 1) this could have some significance for office filing
+ systems, for instance: a silver paper clip could
+ trigger one workflow component, while
+ a gold paper clip could trigger another.
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+ 3) "src=" would allow the specification of a URL of the image to
+ be shown, for even greater control of appearance.
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+ 4) it should be possible to specify 3D modelling of your custom
+ paper clip, for electronic desktops being viewed through
+ virtual reality headsets
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+5) electronic paper clip sculpture
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+ 1) instead of discarding or reusing paper clips, it should be
+ possible to "bend" them and display the resulting sculpture
+ on the desktop
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+ 1) a morphing interface would be suitable
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+ 2) linked chains of paper clips
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+ 3) each paper clip should keep track of how many times it has
+ been bent. Above a certain limit, the clip should fail.
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+Rogers Informational [Page 2]
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+RFC 1927 MIME Types: Associating Documents 1 April 1996
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+6) electronic paper clips as page flags
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+ 1) in addition to using electronic paper clips to group related
+ documents, it should be possible to attach an electronic
+ paper clip to a single page of a multipage document or
+ collection of documents. This highlights or draws
+ attention to the page.
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+ 2) it should be possible to include positioning information
+ with the electronic paper clip, to mark specific paragraphs
+ or sentences
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+ 3) combinations of color, shape, size, position, orientation,
+ etc. could have special meaning
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+7) additional safety hazards of electronic paper clips
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+ 1) they should not be used on data flines which might end up in
+ the hands of very small children
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+ 1) thus, one should consider keeping them in a locked
+ drawer of the electonic desk on home PCs
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+ 2) they should not be attached to documents on floppy disks, as
+ they may erase portions of the floppy
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+Security Considerations
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+ Security issues are not discussed in this memo.
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+Author's Address
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+ Craig Milo Rogers
+ USC/Information Sciences Institute
+ 4676 Admiralty Way
+ Marina del Rey, CA 90292
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+ Phone: 310-822-1511
+ EMail: rogers@isi.edu
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+Rogers Informational [Page 3]
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