Hi Carsten,

>>> Examples from the HTTP ecosystem (GNAP, HTTPAPI, HTTPBIS) didn’t have any 
>>> “===“ decoration, though.  (Why the heck was this left open as a choice for 
>>> the author?  I like “%%%” decoration instead, should I use that as a 
>>> personal fashion statement?)
>> 
>> Because sometimes it is desirable for the bracketing to match the native 
>> file commenting syntax (e.g., “#“ for shell/Python, “//“ for C++, “;” for 
>> ABNF, etc.)
> 
> But those tools never see that header.
> (Or are there examples where you can safely feed a folded block to a tool?)

Not always.  The draft specifically allows for manual/smart folding to give 
better results than simple automation:  See 
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8792#section-9.3 for more examples.

K.



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