> OK, yeah, we got that part. The question is, will the use of this format prevent people from starting with the plain text in an ID? The idea is to have normative equations and diagrams. Probably at first people will leave SOME text in the pure ASCII version, but as time goes on and we get used to using diagrams more and more, the text will probably vestigial. > The ID you published is in both txt and pdf, so if someone wanted to start with the plain text in your ID, they could just start with the txt format. Absolutely, although it would be harder for them to understand the point without seeing the real diagrams and equations. Y(J)S _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf