identifier in draft-ietf-httpbis-header-structure-01.txt

Hello,

    In draft-ietf-httpbis-header-structure-01.txt, "integer" is
"identifier":

> integer = ["-"] 1*19 DIGIT

> identifier = token  [ "/" token ]

> token          = 1*tchar
> tchar          = ... / DIGIT / ...

Does not that contradict the self-identification claim? If it does not,
then what do we mean by "self identification" exactly?


Thank you,

Alex.
P.S. There is a similar problem with "integer" and "timestamp", but I do
not want "all timestamps ought to be integers" arguments derail the
discussion. Clearly, not all integers are identifiers.

Received on Saturday, 29 April 2017 17:29:47 UTC