Note: I just noticed this work for the first time, and I don't follow
netmod. But I find the subject interesting and relevant, so I took a
look at it. I have a couple of comments/concerns:
1) Section 6.2 recommends only using double backslash folding if single
backslash folding doesn't work. But all the examples in section 9
violate this.
2) Regarding forced folding in section 8.2.1: step 1 (Determine where
the fold will occur) could benefit from some elaboration regarding lines
that require forced folding. In particular, when an input line flagged
for forced folding ends in backslash, then it must indeed be folded
before the last character, while in all other cases it can be folded at
any position prior to the max line length. (While this is obvious if you
think about it, some might miss this.)
Also, there should be examples of forced folding.
Thanks,
Paul
On 7/30/19 4:42 PM, The IESG wrote:
The IESG has received a request from the Network Modeling WG (netmod) to
consider the following document: - 'Handling Long Lines in Inclusions in
Internet-Drafts and RFCs'
<draft-ietf-netmod-artwork-folding-07.txt> as Best Current Practice
The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final
comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the
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Abstract
This document defines two strategies for handling long lines in
width-bounded text content. One strategy is based on the historic
use of a single backslash ('\') character to indicate where line-
folding has occurred, with the continuation occurring with the first
non-space (' ') character on the next line. The second strategy
extends the first strategy by adding a second backslash character to
identify where the continuation begins and thereby able to handle
cases not supported by the first strategy. Both strategies use a
self-describing header enabling automated reconstitution of the
original content.
The file can be obtained via
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-netmod-artwork-folding/
IESG discussion can be tracked via
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-netmod-artwork-folding/ballot/
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