All, let me begin by mentioning that I am new to the IETF and the registration process and so I am soliciting the group for not only feedback for the proposed addition of "application/ddms+xml" MIME type but also the application process. the below application provides general background and pertinent information. If there's a need for further information, please let me know; your input is greatly appreciated. Name : Pouya Safa Email : psafa@fgm.com MIME media type name : Application MIME subtype name : (Standards Tree) ddms+xml Required parameters : identifier, title, creator, subjectCoverage, security Optional parameters : subtitle, description, language, dates, rights, source, type,publisher, contributor, pointOfContact, format, virtualCoverage, temporalCoverage, geospatialCoverage Encoding considerations : 7bit Security considerations : the DDMS utilizes the xs:any tag which may potentially be a security liability. Interoperability considerations : Published specification : The United States DoD Discovery Metadata Specification (DDMS) defines discovery metadata elements for resources posted to community and organizational shared spaces. "Discovery" is the ability to locate data assets through a consistent and flexible search. Visibility, accessibility, and understandability are the high priority goals of the DoD Net-Centric Data Strategy and publicizing DDMS promotes reusability of existing DoD XML based data. Applications which use this media : Any DoD or Intelligence Community XML based application utilizing data interchange and reusability. Additional information : 1. Magic number(s) : none 2. File extension(s) : xml 3. Macintosh file type code : none 4. Object Identifiers: none DDMS specification: https://metadata.dod.mil/mdr/irs/DDMS/index.html <https://metadata.dod.mil/mdr/irs/DDMS/index.html> Person to contact for further information : 1. Name : Pouya Safa 2. Email : psafa@fgm.com Intended usage : Common Intended for data interoperability and reuse for the United States DoD and IC applications. Author/Change controller : DoD Data Services Office ____________________________________________ Pouya Safa | FGM Inc. | Direct: 703.885.1403