RE: Issue 290

["D. B. Nelson" <d.b.nelson@comcast.net>]

Bernard Aboba writes...

> Is there an IETF last call comment on the Guidelines document relating
> to this?

Yes.  I believe Hannes raised the issue.  Maybe others.

> Since Extended Attributes uses Attribute 26, I had assumed that it
> inherits all the capabilities of that attribute.

Yes and no.  Basically, RFC 2865 allows VSAs to contain _anything_ in the
"value" portion of the attribute that will fit into 253 (more or less)
octets.  There is a recommended format, and multiple instances in the
recommended format may be included, but so may anything else.

For the purpose of the Extended Attribute, I think we absolutely must
retract the "but so may anything else" portion, and stick to the format as
defined in the Extended Attributes draft.

Of course, I suppose that one could have a Vendor Specific Extended
Attribute.  :-)



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