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RFC 5234, "Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications: ABNF", January 2008

Note: This RFC has been updated by RFC 7405

Source of RFC: IETF - NON WORKING GROUP
Area Assignment: app

Errata ID: 6173
Status: Held for Document Update
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Glyn Normington
Date Reported: 2020-05-14
Held for Document Update by: Barry Leiba
Date Held: 2020-05-14

Section 3.6 says: 

The operator "*" preceding an element indicates repetition. The full form is:

 <a>*<b>element

where <a> and <b> are optional decimal values, indicating at least <a> and at most <b> occurrences of the element.

Default values are 0 and infinity so that *<element> allows any number, including zero; 1*<element> requires at least one; 3*3<element> allows exactly 3; and 1*2<element> allows one or two.

It should say:

The operator "*" preceding an element indicates repetition. The full form is:

 <a>*<b>element

where <a> and <b> are optional decimal values, indicating at least <a> and at most <b> occurrences of the element.

The default value of <a> is 0. If <b> is omitted, there is no upper limit to the number of occurrences of the element. Consequently *<element> allows any number, including zero; 1*<element> requires at least one; 3*3<element> allows exactly 3; and 1*2<element> allows one or two.

Notes:

infinity is not a decimal value

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