1.7    MIME Types and File Name Extensions

Appendix C contains a list of MIME types and file name extensions to be used for office documents that conform to this specification and that are contained in a package (see section 2.1). This MIME types and extensions either have been registered following the procedures described in [RFC2048], or a registration is in progress.

Office documents that conform to this specification but are not contained in a package should use the MIME type text/xml.

Only MIME types and extensions that have been registered according to [RFC2048] should used for office documents that conform to this specification. The MIME types and extensions listed in appendix C should be used where appropriate.