- From: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:23:33 +0100
- To: Frank Ellermann <hmdmhdfmhdjmzdtjmzdtzktdkztdjz@gmail.com>
- CC: ietf-http-wg@w3.org
Frank Ellermann wrote: > Julian Reschke wrote: > >> - deciding what to do with #element and 1#element (keep this >> ABNF extension or expand the rules (*)) > > Certainly "expand", it's the worst part of the old syntax, it > permits ASCII art consisting of commata and linear white space > over multiple lines. Sure. But can we get rid of that? At least not as a requirement for the recipient to accept. >> So I was just trying to break this down into smaller chunks. > > Isn't it simpler to track the changes when fixing the ABNF is > one of the _last_ steps ? It's also not really difficult, on > the SASL list it was tested with a 2831bis draft (RFC 2831 as > a variant of 2617 inherited the "old" syntax with the #-rule). And kept it. Interesting data point. Looking at a version of the HTTP grammar which expands the # rule, I must say it's not pretty :-). Best regards, Julian
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