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diff --git a/doc/dbus-specification.sgml b/doc/dbus-specification.sgml index eda6c00e..d510ca6a 100644 --- a/doc/dbus-specification.sgml +++ b/doc/dbus-specification.sgml @@ -436,6 +436,25 @@ </informaltable> </para> </sect2> + + <sect2 id="message-protocol-names"> + <title>Valid names</title> + <para> + Messages and services have names with type STRING, meaning that + they must be valid UTF-8. However, there are also some + additional restrictions that apply to message and service names + specifically: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>They must contain at least one '.' (period) character</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>They must not begin with a '.' (period) character</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>They must not exceed 256 bytes in length</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>They must be at least 1 byte in length</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + As a special exception, base service names (those beginning with a colon (':') character) + need not contain a period. + </para> + </sect2> + </sect1> <sect1 id="auth-protocol"> |