In accordance with the recommendation of the International Astronomical Union FITS Working Group (IAUFWG) I have requested that the Internet-Draft with the name <draft-allen-fitsmime-00.txt> be considered for publication as an Informational RFC. This Internet-Draft specifies two new top-level MIME media types, image/fits and application/fits The shepherd, Scott Hollenbeck, points out the requirement that IETF-Types be involved. Please review the content of <draft-allen-fitsmime-00.txt> and the two media type applications within it. Thank you. Background information: The process by which this document gained IAUFWG approval is visible at http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/fits/mime/ The archives of the IAUFWG are visible via http://listmgr.cv.nrao.edu/pipermail/iaufwg/ The charter given to me by the IAUFWG is visible in the archives at http://listmgr.cv.nrao.edu/pipermail/iaufwg/2004-July/000200.html The vote results indicating unanimous approval for submission is at http://listmgr.cv.nrao.edu/pipermail/iaufwg/2004-August/000212.html -- Steve Allen UCO/Lick Observatory Santa Cruz, CA 95064 sla@ucolick.org Voice: +1 831 459 3046 http://www.ucolick.org/~sla PGP: 1024/E46978C5 F6 78 D1 10 62 94 8F 2E 49 89 0E FE 26 B4 14 93