Re: Correct definition of ContentInfo in CMS-10

"Ross demon" <ross@jgross.demon.co.uk> Mon, 22 February 1999 13:53 UTC

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From: Ross demon <ross@jgross.demon.co.uk>
To: William Ottaway <w.ottaway@eris.dera.gov.uk>, ietf-smime@imc.org
Subject: Re: Correct definition of ContentInfo in CMS-10
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 13:45:08 -0000
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I assume that content is not optional
-----Original Message-----
From: William Ottaway <w.ottaway@eris.dera.gov.uk>
To: 'ietf-smime@imc.org' <ietf-smime@imc.org>
Date: Monday, February 22, 1999 1:27 PM
Subject: Correct definition of ContentInfo in CMS-10


>Within the body of CMS 10 ContentInfo is defined as : -
>
>ContentInfo ::= SEQUENCE {
>        contentType ContentType,
>        content [0] EXPLICIT ANY DEFINED BY contentType }
>
>However, in the appendix ContentInfo is defined as : -
>
>ContentInfo ::= SEQUENCE {
>     contentType ContentType,
>     content [0] EXPLICIT ANY DEFINED BY contentType OPTIONAL }
>
>I assume the one within the body (i.e. content not optional) is correct.
>
>Bill.
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