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Re: [MMUSIC] RFC 4566bis - issue 13 - SDP Grammar issues



Colin Perkins skrev:

b)
The rule for FQDN, at the bottom of page 42, is wrong;
FQDNs really should allow up to 255 characters!
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|  FQDN =                4*(alpha-numeric / "-" / ".")
                         ; fully qualified domain name as specified
                         ; in RFC 1035 (and updates)

Because details are not gived (can be found at other places),
this rule should perhaps be only minimally corrected to say:

|  FQDN =                *(alpha-numeric / "-" / ".")
                         ; fully qualified domain name as specified
                         ; in RFC 1035 (and updates)

Comments from implementers? This looks reasonable at first glance, although it is an incompatible change to the ABNF.


Actually, what the current rule says is that there needs to be at least 4 character. There is no upper limit specified in this rule. I have no idea why 4 characters where chosen as the lower limit. But I don't think it is likely to cause issues. As I can see it, only if ICANN allows single character TLD or if one runs a machine with a TLD as identifier will there be a problem.

Thus, I don't think there will be any issue with leaving the rule as it is.

Cheers

Magnus Westerlund

IETF Transport Area Director & TSVWG Chair
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