fyi: minor updates for database software

In message <199603132133.QAA19357 at postoffice.reston.mci.net>, Tony Bates writes
:
>   *      support AS Macro syntax of /^AS\-[A-Z]([_-]*[A-Z0-9]+)*$/

The RFC sez:

>      Format:
>           AS-<string>
> 
>           The <string> should be in upper case and not contain any spe-
>           cial characters.
> ...
> So this breaks this.

I would like to have at least digits so I can look for AS macros with
other AS numbers embedded in the name.  So why not go the whole way.

We have a use for this.  We will need this for some of the aggregation
support.

>   *      support community list syntax of /^[A-Za-z]([_-]*[A-Za-z0-9]+)*$
>   * 
> This means I can have a community of AS-MACRO now - something we
> wanted to avoid.

Can we just say:

  /^[A-Za-z]([_-]*[A-Za-z0-9]+)*$/ && !/^AS\-[A-Z]([_-]*[A-Z0-9]+)*$/

(btw- non-technical users would really enjoy this exchange).

> 		--Tony.

I'd prefer not to stand still.  How about a 2 page RFC describing
incremental changes to RFC1786?

Curtis



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