Re: nickname length

+1

On Oct 8, 2012, at 7:54 PM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:

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> My conclusion is: let the XMPP folks set a limit of 1023 bytes in
> their use of the nickname spec, and let the MSRP folks do what they
> please. This really isn't a matter for the nickname spec itself, I
> think...
> 
> Peter
> 
> On 10/2/12 5:32 AM, Miguel A. Garcia wrote:
>> Hi Peter:
>> 
>> It is true we don't have a limit in the nickname, for the same
>> reason we don't have a limit in MSRP URIs, SIP URIs, Display-Names
>> in SIP, etc.
>> 
>> I don't mind setting the limit to 1023 bytes as you mentioned.
>> 
>> /Miguel
>> 
>> On 22/09/2012 5:18, Peter Saint-Andre wrote: The more I think about
>> this, the more I realize that nickname length is best left up to
>> protocol specifications for MSRP and XMPP, not the nickname spec
>> itself. Unless there are objections, I plan to remove the relevant
>> paragraph from draft-ietf-precis-nickname.
>> 
>> On 9/21/12 2:30 PM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
>>>>> Are there any limits on the length of a nickname in 
>>>>> draft-ietf-simple-chat? I don't see any, nor do I see any on 
>>>>> quoted-string in RFC 4975. In draft-ietf-precis-nickname, I
>>>>> have a limit of 1023 bytes, which comes from RFC 6122 and is
>>>>> probably longer than most people will ever use. I received
>>>>> one comment that the nickname spec is the wrong place to be
>>>>> imposing such limits, and that makes sense (XMPP can impose
>>>>> one limit and MSRP can impose another limit, etc.). But I
>>>>> figured it would be good to check here before making a change
>>>>> to draft-ietf-precis-nickname on this point.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Peter
>>>>> 
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