Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ginosko!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!apple!vsi1!octopus!avsd!vixie!asylum!karl From: karl@asylum.SF.CA.US (Karl Auerbach) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Comment on RFC1124 (?) Message-ID: <5446@asylum.SF.CA.US> Date: 26 Sep 89 20:48:07 GMT Organization: The Asylum, Belmont, CA Lines: 133 RFC1124 came out with a discussion of policy issues of interconnected networks. Interesting and important stuff. Now, it seems, according to RFC1111, that postscript is OK for RFC's, (including postscript that was obviously generated by a word or text processor.) So: can anyone make reasonable comment on stuff that looks like what follows? Can anyone do a reasonable machine-based content search? Can I send it though my automated indexing tools? Can I make a nice e-mail reply with appropriate selections for context? No. I thought we were working on communications, not obfuscation. I propose that we ban postscript RFCs. --karl-- Selection from RFC1124: 727 789(Computer)U 1039(networking)S 1391(has)S 1511(become)S 1759(pervasive)S 2059(and)S 2187(basic)S 2359(to)S 2439(the)S 2551(conduct)S 2803(of)S 2887(scienti\256c)S 3119 873(,)U 577 957(e)U 577 873(and)U 705(academic)S 1001(activities.)S 1327(To)S 1431(provide)S 1675(the)S 1787(needed)S 2015(networking)S 2367(support)S 2607(to)S 2687(these)S 2859(activities)S 609 957(ach)U 733(of)S 817(the)S 929(agencies)S 1201(funding)S 1449(research)S 1713(has)S 1833(proceeded)S 2153(to)S 2233(establish)S 2509(one)S 2637(or)S 2721(more)S 2893(agency)S 577 1041(funded)U 801(computer)S 1097(networks.)S 727 1149(Recognizing)U 1115(the)S 1227(importance)S 1575(of)S 1659(such)S 1815(networking)S 2167(support,)S 2425(the)S 2537(Of\256ce)S 2741(of)S 2825(Science)S 577 1317(r)U 577 1233(and)U 705(Technology)S 1073(Policy)S 1281(\(OSTP\))S 1529(working)S 1793(with)S 1945(the)S 2057(appropriate)S 2409(personnel)S 2713(from)S 2877(the)S 601 1317(esearch-funding)U 1089(agencies)S 1361(on)S 1457(the)S 1569(Federal)S 1809(Coordinating)S 2213(Council)S 2465(on)S 2561(Science)S 2809(Engineering)S 577 1485(r)U 577 1401(and)U 705(Technology)S 1073(\(FCCSET\))S 1409(Committee)S 1753(on)S 1849(High-Speed)S 2217(Networks)S 2521(developed)S 2841(a)S 2897(set)S 3001(of)S 601 1485(ecommendations)U 1113(for)S 1221(the)S 1333(evolution)S 1629(and)S 1757(enhancements)S 2189(of)S 2273(scienti\256c)S 2557(and)S 2685(academic)S 2961 1569(e)U 577 1653(a)U 577 1569(networks.)U 907(These)S 1103(recommendations)S 1639(are)S 1751(described)S 2051(in)S 2131(three)S 2299(phases.)S 2557(The)S 2693(\256rst)S 2829(phas)S