VCard

File Format
Name	VCard
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Address books and contacts VCard
Extension(s)	.vcs, .vcard
MIME Type(s)	text/vcard
Released	1995

vCard is a standard format for exchanging contact information, originated in 1995 as Versitcard. It is commonly used as an e-mail attachment for a digital business card to give recipients the sender's addresses (paper, e-mail, phone, etc.), but it can also be used to store, import, export, and transfer address books by saving/loading multiple records (possibly stored in the same file). A number of RFC documents have been issued regarding versions, extensions, and attributes of this format.

References

• vCard (Wikipedia)
• RFC 2425 - A MIME Content-Type for Directory Information
• RFC 2426 - vCard MIME Directory Profile
• RFC 2739 - Calendar Attributes for vCard and LDAP
• RFC 4122 - UUID URN namespace (could be used for UID type)
• RFC 4770 - vCard Extensions for Instant Messaging
• RFC 6350 - vCard Format Specification
• RFC 6351 - xCard: vCard XML Representation
• RFC 6473 - vCard KIND:application
• RFC 6474 - vCard Format Extensions: Place of Birth, Place and Date of Death
• IETF vCardDAV working group