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Bug 19863 - Describe what it means to ignore a leading byte
Summary: Describe what it means to ignore a leading byte
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: WHATWG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: MIME (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC All
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: Unsorted
Assignee: Gordon P. Hemsley
QA Contact: sideshowbarker+mimespec
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Reported: 2012-11-05 15:07 UTC by Gordon P. Hemsley
Modified: 2012-11-17 05:12 UTC (History)
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Description Gordon P. Hemsley 2012-11-05 15:07:01 UTC 
Right now, the pattern matching algorithm does not describe exactly what it means to ignore a leading byte. The current algorithm merely describes how to ignore any byte. There is no definition of what a "leading byte" is or how to ignore it specifically.