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On Oct 26, 2013, at 11:01 AM, Jean-Paul Kogelman <jeanpaulkogelman@me.com> w=
rote:

>=20
> Would it make sense to use either fixed length strings or maybe even enums=
?

No. Enums or fixed length strings just make it harder to extend, for no bene=
fit (bandwidth of 'reject' messages doesn't matter, they will be rare and ar=
e not relayed).