RE: can charsets be quoted.

Hopefully this will get on the "errata" page...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Melman, Howard [mailto:Howard@silverstream.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 10:49 AM
> To: HTTP WG
> Cc: Joris Dobbelsteen; Paul Leach; Melman, Howard
> Subject: RE: can charsets be quoted.
> 
> 
> 
> On Wednesday Feb 7, 2001, Paul Leach wrote:
> 
> > I believe that the word token is being used two different ways.
> > This way:
> > 	value                   = token | quoted-string
> > and in this sentence:
> > 	HTTP character sets are identified by case-insensitive tokens.
> > 
> > The first one is a formal ABNF definition, the second is not. I.e.,
> > there was no intent to say that char-set IDs have to be "tokens" as that
> > is specified in the HTTP ABNF.
> > 
> > I would say that it is perfectly legal for them to be quoted.
> 
> I agree.  But I think the spec could be clearer in two ways.
> I think the ABNF should be removed from 3.4 (since it's not
> intended) and I think the word "token" should be replaced
> with the word "name" in all cases in section 3.4.  The IANA
> does not refer to charset tokens, but rather charset names.
> See RFC 1700 or
> http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/character-sets
> 
> Howard
>