Compressed Data within an Internet Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Message

This document explains the rules and procedures for utilizing compression (RFC 3274) within an Internet EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) 'AS' message, as defined in RFCs 3335, 4130, and 4823. Status of This Memo This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes. This is a contribution to the RFC Series, independently of any other RFC stream. The RFC Editor has chosen to publish this document at its discretion and makes no statement about its value for implementation or deployment. Documents approved for publication by the RFC Editor are not a candidate for any level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741. Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at The content of this RFC was at one time considered by the IETF, and therefore it may resemble a current IETF work in progress or a published IETF work. This RFC is not a candidate for any level of Internet Standard. Readers of this RFC should exercise caution in evaluating its value for implementation and deployment. (http:trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents Harding Informational [Page 1] RFC 5402 Compressed Data in an Internet EDI Message February 2010 carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document.