Re: On ABNF in 5322: Advice needed

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> Pete Resnick writes:
> > 5322 (nee 2822upd) is in AUTH48. During this process, the editor noted
> > some confusion about some of the text: Sometimes when I say (e.g.)
> > "phrase", it's not clear whether I'm referring to the ABNF terminal
> > "phrase" or a description of it.
> > ...
> > Choice (A): "Don't touch a damn thing, Pete! It's too much of a risk
> > to screw things up, and we're moving to Draft Standard. And nothing
> > is so ambiguous as to make any difference."

> My preference would be a variation of (a). Don't touch anything except
> where the editor noted. Consider rephrasing those specific sentences,
> and glance fleetingly to see if the same sentences appear elsewhere in
> the document.

+1

				Ned
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