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RE: AS#1-08: Syntax of "Disposition-notification-options" and "*- field"



Timothy,

I think you are correct. I will cross-reference the MDN and make sure of it.
Thanks!

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	tchu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [SMTP:tchu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Thursday, August 27, 1998 10:17 PM
> To:	chuck.shih@xxxxxxxxxxx; ietf-ediint@xxxxxxx
> Cc:	mjansson@xxxxxxxxxxx; drummond@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:	AS#1-08: Syntax of "Disposition-notification-options" and
> "*-field"
> 
> Hello Chuck,
> 
> During the development of an EDIINT application, we have
> enjoyed many favours from AS1. Thank you.
> But I came across some problems in the AS#1-08 this time.
> Is it my misunderstanding or only a typo?
> 
> 1) Syntax of "Disposition-notification-options"
> The lines preceded with ">" is quoted from original document.
> 
> In [draft-ietf-ediint-as1-04]
> >5.2 Requesting a signed receipt
> >... (21 lines omitted)
> >where
> > disposition-notification-parameters = parameter *(";" parameter)
> >where
> > parameter = attribute "=" importance ", " 1#value "
> >where
> > importance = "required" | "optional "
> >
> >So the the Disposition-notification-options string could be either
> > optional, signed-receipt-protocol, <protocol symbol>;
> > optional, signed-receipt-micalg, <micalg1>, <micalg2>,...;
> 
> whereas, in [RFC2298]
> >2.2 The Disposition-Notification-Options Header
> >... (13 lines omitted)
> >    parameter = attribute "=" importance "," 1#value
> 
>  
> ^(a
> <"> has been added here by as1)
> According to my understanding to RFC2298,
> the last 3 lines above quoted from as1 should be:
> >So the the Disposition-notification-options string could be either
> > signed-receipt-protocol=optional, <protocol symbol>;
> > signed-receipt-micalg=optional, <micalg1>, <micalg2>,...;
> isn't it?
> 
> 2) "*-field"s( failure-field, error-field, and warning-field)
> 
> In [RFC2298]-Page9
> >     disposition-notification-content = [ reporting-ua-field CRLF ]
> >          [ mdn-gateway-field CRLF ]
>  >          [ original-recipient-field CRLF ]
> >          final-recipient-field CRLF
> >          [ original-message-id-field CRLF ]
> >          disposition-field CRLF
> >          *( failure-field CRLF )
> >          *( error-field CRLF )
> >          *( warning-field CRLF )
> >          *( extension-field CRLF )
> 
> whereas in [draft-ietf-ediint-as1-04]-5.3.2, three examples of
> the "Disposition" header has been listed:
> >    Disposition: "disposition-mode"; failed, Failure: unsupported format
> >    Disposition: "disposition-mode"; processed/Error: decryption-failed
> >    Disposition: "disposition-mode"; processed/Warning:
> >                 authentication-failed, processing continued
> 
> I think it should be:
> >    Disposition: "disposition-mode";failed CRLF
> >    Failure: unsupported format CRLF
> >    Disposition: "disposition-mode"; processed/error
> >    Error: decryption-failed
> >    Disposition: "disposition-mode"; processed/warning
> >    Warning: authentication-failed, processing continued
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Timothy