Re: [Sipping] RFC4240, dash, and under bar

Agreed.

On 9/19/06 9:58 AM, "olivier.ro.rousseau@alcatel.be"
<olivier.ro.rousseau@alcatel.be> wrote:

> But in that case can you explain me why for the locale parameter of the
> RFC 4240 I must use en_UK but if I put also an Accept-Language (defined
> in RFC3261) in the message, I have to use en-UK?
> 
> It is a little bit strange to have the same kind of information (the
> language requested/accepted) in two places of the SIP message and using
> different formatting for them.
> 
> 
> Anyway if the en_UK has to be used, I think an errata of the section 3.3
> should be published to remove the reference to RFC3066 :
> "   locale-param    = "locale=" token
>                         ; per RFC 3066, usually
>                         ; ISO639-1_ISO3166-1
>                         ; e.g., en, en_US, en_UK, etc."
> 
> 
> Olivier
> 
> Eric Burger wrote:
> 
>> >It was pointed out that while RFC 4240 references RFC 3066, RFC 3066
>> >indicates the use of a dash to separate language from local variant.  RFC
>> >4240 indicates the use of an under bar to separate language from local
>> >variant.
>> >
>> >Upon further inspection, it de facto, if not de jure standard for separating
>> >language from local variant is, in fact, the under bar.  This is what just
>> >about all operating systems will return when you ask it what locale you are
>> >in.  It is what Java returns when you ask it what locale you are in.  It
>> >seems to be pretty O/S independent.  If you are in Quebec, you get "EN_UK",
>> >and not "EN-UK".
>> >
>> >Thus we will NOT issue an errata on RFC 4240.
>> >
>> >
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>> >
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