Hi - > From: "Bruce Lilly" <blilly@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "ietf-822" <ietf-822@xxxxxxx>; <ietf-charsets@xxxxxxxx> > Cc: "Randy Presuhn" <randy_presuhn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ietf@xxxxxxxx>; <ietf-languages@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 9:39 PM > Subject: Re: Charset name length(s) > > On Sun December 12 2004 22:52, Randy Presuhn wrote: > > > > Hi - > > > > Could explain the connection Bruce sees between the limit on > > the length on descriptors used in writing MIB modules and > > the tags used for identifying character sets? I thought I > > understood MIB compiler issuess fairly well, but I seem > > to be missing something here, as I just can't see how the > > MIB compiler constraints are relevant. > > > > Randy > > Briefly, charsets are specified by printer MIBs (RFC 3805, > formerly 1759). Those charsets have names beginning with > "cs". More information is at the top of the IANA charsets > registry > http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets I think the expression "putting the cart before the horse" applies. Since there is already an aliasing mechanism in use in the file you cite, it's a stretch to think that the character set name would prevent the definition of a "cs*" alias that would fit within the limits of what MIB compilers are permitted to support, or the (shorter!) limit given in the IANA file. A more fundamental question would be why there would be any point to creating a charset name to go with one of these imaginary long names. Randy _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf