Hi,
What about mp2a / mp3a? So mp2v could exist (and not mpg2). Otoh aaca would look crazy :)
The idea was to use existing sane names when they exist to avoid pointlessly enlarging tables. Also mp2a and mp3a are NOT analogous to mp4v. mp2 does not mean mpeg-2 audio. It means mpeg-1 audio, layer 2. Similarly for mp3.
What about mpl1, mpl2 and mpl3 then? :) Also how would you store MPEG2? mpg2? mp2v? mp4v are ES or PR packets?
Also I would restrict the available character set from your proposed ascii-printable to alphanumeric+space, everything else is making it more complicated. The dash (-) is the only symbol I could be convienced if too much ppl cry.
Plus is also useful, e.g. 263+, mp3+, etc. crap. :)
My proposal character set: * english alphabet - lower case only! * numbers 0-9 * space * minus sign / dash * plus sign -- Alex Beregszaszi email: alex@fsn.hu Free Software Network cell: +36 70 3144424