proposed extensions for as-macro, community names

=> Some issues which seem to require further discussion:
=> 
=> <string> length
=>      Should we require the <string> to be more than one character
=>      long?   That  is,  should  as-macro  names such as "AS-A" be
=>      illegal?  If we  require  more  characters,  how  many  more
=>      should  we require?  Alternatively, we could rely on commun-
=>      ity pressure to discourage meaningless names.

  Don't put "artificial" requirements into the softwre, please. 
  Though we might eventually agree on some operational rules.

=> 
=> ending characters
=>      Should we require as-macro names to  end  in  an  alphabetic
=>      letter  or digit? That is, should names such as "AS-ISP_" be
=>      illegal?  Alternatively, we could rely on community pressure
=>      to discourage such apparently badly formed names.
=> 

  No preference - unless there is a *distinct* advantage in
  implementation to disallow certain character combinations.

=> case sensitivity
=>      Should the comparisons of as-macro names  be  case  insensi-
=>      tive?   That  is,  should the database software consider the
=>      as-macro name AS-EBONE to be the same as the  as-macro  name
=>      as-ebone?
=
=Pick something and let's move on to real problems.

  I think the whole package is non case sensitive right now. Any specific
  reason to change that? 
  I'd prefer to stick with *not* being case sensitive.

=> [....]
=
=Same here.
=
=I'm don't favor syntax checking for asthetically pleasing names, but I
=don't plan to use really ugly ones either.  Go either way.

  :-) I agree, don't put "style" into syntax rules...
  
  Wilfried.
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