RFC 2159 (rfc2159) - Page 2 of 7

A MIME Body Part for FAX

Alternative Format: Original Text Document


RFC 2159                 MIME Body Part for FAX             January 1998


     (3)   For each page, a sequence of bits that form the encoding of
           the image.  CCITT recommendation T.4 defines the bit image
           format.  This is used without change.  The highest bit of
           the first byte is the first bit of the T.4 bitstream.

2.1.  G3Fax Parameters

   The following parameters are defined:

      (1)   page-length - possible values: A4, B4 and Unlimited

      (2)   page-width - possible values: A3, A4, B4

      (3)   encoding - possible values: 1-dimensional, 2-dimensional,
            Uncompressed

      (4)   resolution - possible values: Fine, Coarse

      (5)   DCS - a bit string, represented in Base64.

      (6)   pages - an integer, giving the number of pages in the
            document

   If nothing is specified, the default parameter settings are:

      page-length=A4
      page-width=A4
      encoding=1-dimensional
      resolution=Coarse






















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