Feedback name cannot contain : or . - Why?

Hi

Why is it the feedback name is restricted not to have symbols like ":" or "."?

I have a system that has ":" in the name of the controls, and thus is comes in the feedback text coming back from the system is for example:

cv "AuctionRmVol:GainGain" "-16.0dB" -16 0.7

I have no control over the name of the control (eg "AuctionRmVol:GainGain")

and I want to have this as the feedback name so that all I have to do to save the feedback is

case "cv": //control value
THIS.SetVar(data[1], data[4]);
break;

(where THIS.SetVar does this: IR.SetVariable("Drivers." + THIS.DeviceName + "." + variable,value); )

BUT, because iRidium stops me from having a ":" in the name of the feedback, I cannot and have to now manipulate the name in the text received. Easy but annoying that I have to do this because of such a restriction.

As there does not seem to be any obvious reason for this restriction, please remove this restriction.

thanks!