This paper might have some applicability for IPP at some point.
...jay
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Title : Transparent Content Negotiation in HTTP
Author(s) : K. Holtman, A. Mutz
Filename : draft-holtman-http-negotiation-04.txt
Pages : 45
Date : 11/21/1996
HTTP allows one to put multiple versions of the same information under a
single URL. Transparent content negotiation is a mechanism, layered on top
of HTTP, for automatically selecting the best version when the URL is
accessed. This enables the smooth deployment of new web data formats and
markup tags.
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