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Re: Proposal to use of ABNF in RFC977bis's formal syntax

Anthony D'Atri <aad@nwnet.net> Thu, 11 July 1996 20:14 UTC

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From: Anthony D'Atri <aad@nwnet.net>
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Subject: Re: Proposal to use of ABNF in RFC977bis's formal syntax
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I fully admit that I'm a nobody in this arena, but I'd like to state
that over the years I've found BNF-style specifications frustratingly
difficult to read when trying to understand syntax.

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