Re: Syntax and sticky/compressed headers.

On Tue, 27 Aug 1996 hallam@ai.mit.edu wrote:

> not be an issue. For example the high bit of a token could 
> determine whether the token was a single byte (ie commonly used)
> token or a multi-byte token. If the token was a multibyte one the
> low 7 bits could give the actual length. This would allow private
> extensions without a significant probability of collision.

It would be quite sensible to reserve some codes/tokens in both the
single and extended ranges for private extensions.

Dave Morris