Re: IANA registered identifier format

On tisdag, jun 17, 2003, at 20:00 Europe/Stockholm, John Naas wrote:

> I am trying to create a vCard XML and using the UID to identify our
> users but am unsure about the "IANA Registered Identifir Format" and
> where I can find more information about these identifier's. Below is an
> extert from: http://www.zvon.org/tmRFC/RFC2426/Output/chapter3.html.
>
>    The type can include the type parameter "TYPE" to specify the format
>    of the identifier. The TYPE parameter value should be an IANA
>    registered identifier format. The value can also be a non-standard
>    format.
>
>    Type example:
>
>         UID:19950401-080045-40000F192713-0052
>
> Any information regarding the IANA identifiers would be helpful as we
> have already contacted IANA and they have no knowledge of these.

The text says you can use any identifier which IANA has registered, but 
also a different format if you want to. The important part is that the 
value is globally unique and identifies the record.

    paf