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[PATCH] Use text/org media type

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Max Nikulin <manikulin <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 68687 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-orgmode <at> gnu.org, rms <at> gnu.org, stefankangas <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#68687: [PATCH] Use text/org media type
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2024 18:47:37 +0200

> Cc: 68687 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-orgmode <at> gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2024 23:35:09 +0700
> From: Max Nikulin <manikulin <at> gmail.com>
> 
> On 27/01/2024 10:38, Richard Stallman wrote:
> > 
> > What is the purpose for which text/org would be used?
> > In what situations would we want to send files in Org format
> > and why would it be useful to formally label them?
> 
> I am rather confused by these questions. Media types appears in the 
> Content-Type header. Applications decide how to treat content basing on 
> media type description. E.g. Thunderbird may be configured to display 
> text attachments inline, but if the same attachment uses 
> application/vnd.lotus-organizer then an external application must be 
> invoked to see its text.
> 
> De-facto Org files are used in various projects. Received or fetched Org 
> files must be treated with some precautions, but it is another story.

I think Richard lacks the broader context: that text/org is supposed
to appear in the Content-Type header in email messages, and the MUA is
supposed to display this content in received email messages according
to user expectations, which generally follow how Org buffers display
text.

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