application/plain MIME type for text?

Question

I have seen this application/plain mentioned with .text suffix in some sources. Is it valid and has it been used anywhere? Or is this just a case where someone compiled a list and others just copied it?

Monstrosity

Answer 1

It isn't a valid MIME type according to the IANA: http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/application/index.html

Sadly, that doesn't mean you won't encounter it in the real world. ;-)

Disturbed

We better choose text/html is this what you are saying ? – Developer

Answer 2

I think you have described text/plain and .txt suffix. It has been there since 1992, so you should be fine with using it.

Anyhow