Hi,
here is one more option
5. name parameters payload ; (Martin's 2nd proposal)
Example:
app-message-start 123 1;
And these are the options ordered by my current personal preference:
5. name parameters payload ;
2. {name parameters payload}
1. name parameters payload !
4. name parameters payload SP .
3. name parameters END
0. name parameters payload .
Regards
Martin
On Tue, 20 May 2003, Alex Rousskov wrote:
Here are the current options to consider:
0. name parameters payload . (current syntax)
1. name parameters payload ! (Martin's proposal)
2. {name parameters payload} (XML-like)
3. name parameters END (BEEP-like)
Adding a SP before the terminator will solve the problem of 1. being
parsed as "1.0" and not "1" followed by a terminating dot. So,
4. name parameters payload SP .
Here are some examples:
app-message-start 123 1.
app-message-start 123 1!
app-message-start 123 1 .
{app-message-start 123 1}
app-message-start 123 1 END
Alex.