Re: #1047 Path field delimiters and syntax - status

["Charles Lindsey" <chl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In <9ddjHkF1w-B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> kaih@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Kai Henningsen) writes:

>chl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Charles Lindsey)  wrote on 09.09.05 in <IMJy75.Kzu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

>> In <9dTjm4yHw-B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> kaih@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Kai Henningsen)
>> writes:
>>
>> Maybe a <bareword> should be defined as needing to contain at least one
>> ALPHA.

>Hmm.

>I think the only place I've seen the term used before was in Perl, and so  
>to me it suggests the syntax of a language identifier - that is, a letter  
>followed by letters, digits, and underscores, and nothing else - and that  
>includes no dots.

The term was introduced by Harald ro describe all those <path-identity>s
that were neither domain names nor IP addresses.

And actually, I think restricting their syntax to what you describe might
actually make good sense. Does anyone know of existing practice contrary
to that?

>If that's not what we mean, I would very much prefer us using a different  
>name for it.

Sure.

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