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>Eg, for HTTP header parameter, names can have a * to change the character encoding of the parameter value

Where did you read this? HTTP header fields may contain MIME-encoded values using the encoding scheme outlined in rfc2047, but I haven't heard of the asterisk having any special meaning...



I believe he refers to RFC 8187.




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