Re: Grammar for User-Agent header

Henrik Frystyk Nielsen (frystyk@ptsun00.cern.ch)
Tue, 17 Jan 95 18:29:23 +0100 

> The grammar for the User-Agent header currently reads like this:
> 
> >       User-Agent      = "User-Agent" ":" 1*( product )
> >
> >       product         = token ["/" product-version]
> >       product-version = 1*DIGIT "." 1*DIGIT
> 
> In my opinion, this is a bit too restrictive.  For example, all of the
> following version numbers are illegal using this grammar.
> 
> 1               simple integer, no minor rev
> 2.0a1           Apple standard format for an alpha release
> 1.0.2.87        Microsoft standard format
> 
> Other version numbering schemes may cause other problems.  May I suggest
> that we not try to impose the format of the version number beyond saying
> which characters we allow there?

Sounds fair - what about:

	User-Agent      = "User-Agent" ":" 1*( product )
	product         = token ["/" token]


-- cheers --

Henrik Frystyk
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