From: "John Chambers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Actually, my main reasoning is that of a programmer: If we want > everyone to implement this U: header, it should be as simple as > possible. A string substitution is about as simple as it gets, and > very easy to implement in just about any language.
Actually this isn't *just* a programmer's viewpoint. If it is "easy to parse" then that also probably means that it is free of ambiguities - which is crucial when the same character symbol eg A, ], : is used as part of different constructs. Dave David Webber Author of MOZART the music processor for Windows - http://www.mozart.co.uk Member of the North Cheshire Concert Band http://www.northcheshire.org.uk To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
