- From: Brian Smith <brian@briansmith.org>
- Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 19:39:53 -0500
- To: "'Mark Nottingham'" <mnot@mnot.net>, "'Julian Reschke'" <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- Cc: "'HTTP Working Group'" <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
Mark Nottingham wrote: > It gives me a bit of pause, but I think that's OK (as long as they're > all clearly defined as DIGITs). > > Julian Reschke wrote: ... > > We currently have more place where we say "decimal"; should I > > simplify those as well? ... Yes. Let the ABNF define the notation and let the prose focus on the semantics. The grammar isn't good enough unless a 100%-compliant recognizer can be automatically generated from it. Being able to understand the ABNF is a precondition for understanding the spec. Consequently, any description of the syntax in the prose is superfluous at best, and misleading at worst. - Brian
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