(Non-normative) It is common for Web-based services to establish default actions for
content based on the MIME type value sent in HTTP headers. For example, the
"text/html" MIME type is what normally causes browsers to interpret the content of
a
web page as presentation-oriented markup, verus "text/plain" which would cause the
markup to be displayed literally. A DITA MIME type enables applications to recognize
content as
DITA to enable special services such as semantically-informed search indexing or on-the-fly
rendering in the browser.
The OASIS DITA Technical Committee has requested the registration of
"application/dita+xml" with the IANA organization as the formally recognized DITA
MIME type. This process is in progress, however the details are public so that implementors
can make early use of the proposed value.
