While RFC 2045 specifically allows quoted parameter values and defines
application/atom+xml;type="feed" to be equivalent to
application/atom+xml;type=feed, RFC 4288 states that '[t]here is no
defined syntax for parameter values. Therefore registrations MUST
specify parameter value syntax.'
So, it looks like that quoting the type parameter's values is no longer
allowed; draft-ietf-atompub-typeparam-00.txt defines the following:
# type = "entry" / "feed"
But is this intentional? And, even if backed by RFC 4288 (I think so)
and being intentional (I don't think so ;-), would it be worth to at
least add a note to the parameter registration which explicitly states
that quotes around "feed" or "entry" are disallowed?
Regards,
Andreas
