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From: collin@hpindda.HP.COM (Collin Park)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso
Subject: Re: ASN.1/BER encoding of subidentifiers
Message-ID: <5560059@hpindda.HP.COM>
Date: 10 Apr 90 23:11:07 GMT
References: <685@syacus.acus.oz>
Organization: HP Information Networks, Cupertino, CA
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> [background and correct explanation deleted]
> 
> hence (2 100 3) should be encoded
> 
> 0603813403H

You are correct.  The example is wrong.

> 
> So which is right, example or text? Where does one find the correction?

When I saw your posting I could hardly believe that this did not get
corrected in the final printing.  I discussed this with the former
Presentation International Rapporteur over 2 years ago, and we both
found the example wrong, and both came up with the encoding you did.

As far as finding an official admission of guilt from ISO, you might
first verify that you have the official final copy of ISO 8825.  When
we saw this error before, it was in an almost-final bootleg copy of
the text as it was going to be sent to ISO CS in Geneve.  If you do
have the absolutely official copy (it should not be a photocopy!)
then you might try contacting your national representative on 
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC21/WG6 to see whether a defect report has been filed.
(If not, you could file one!)

> 
> Thanks.

Cheers,

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