> On Thu, 2005/04/07 (MDT), <blilly@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Draft section 8 states: > > > > Furthermore, drafts containing PDF or Postscript format > > must not be auto-posted until the Toolset can validate that their > > content matches plain text format (R143/a). > > > > That would seem to be unnecessary if PostScript/PDF are generated > > automatically (by the Toolset) from the same source used to generate > > text. > > The requirement is, of course, necessary (it does not depend on what the > Toolset does or does not; it is driven by IETF needs). > > If text and PDF/PS formats are generated automatically (and correctly) by > the Toolset from the same source, then the Toolset effectively validates > that PDF/PS content matches plain text format. not necessarily - for instance if the source can conditionally generate content depending on the output format. which, if you think about it, is about the only reason we should bother trying to generate multiple formats from a common source. Keith _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf