Hi - > From: "Addison Phillips" <addison.phillips at quest.com> > To: "Frank Ellermann" <nobody at xyzzy.claranet.de>; <ltru at ietf.org> > Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 9:53 AM > Subject: RE: [Ltru] Re: Open points before -02 ... > > > 3 - improve registry ABNF, simplify the corresponding chapter > > > > That was rejected, Addison wants to document the record-jar > > format, not its registry incarnation. That's backwards from > > my POV, mail (2822) and news (1036) use prose for the simple > > general format, and syntax for the header field details, but > > there's no rule to do it this way also in 3066bis. > > I suggested that an independent RFC be written to document record-jar for future generations, actually. > > In this case, I don't see the benefit of another ultra-complicated ABNF: > I don't think it will save very much text, if any, and it is hard to read. > Clarity is served by the current text/ABNF, I think. ... I've recorded this as issue [psg.com #997], and, based on this thread, given it a status of "rejected". Randy, ltru co-chair _______________________________________________ Ltru mailing list Ltru at lists.ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ltru
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