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+Network Working Group                                        R. Clements
+Request for Comments: 582                                      BBN-TENEX
+NIC: 19962                                               5 November 1973
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+                         Comments on RFC 580 -
+                       Machine Readable Protocols
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+   I fully support the requirement for machine-readable protocol
+   documents.  In my situation, the line-printer is a much more reliable
+   device than the copying machine.
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+   However, I object to the phrase "preferably as nls files" in RFC 580.
+   My objection is based on the lack of conversion mechanisms INTO NLS,
+   not to the retrieval process or NLS itself.
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+   Most sites have their own text editors and RUNOFF's (or their
+   equivalents).  Most large protocol documents are prepared at least
+   partially by secretarial help.  Those persons should be able to
+   prepare the documents in the home machine (or wherever) in languages
+   with which they are familiar.  There should be a general program
+   (preferably clever, but at least generally available and predictable)
+   for converting nicely formatted text to NLS files.
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+   Perhaps the program which receives mail for the journal will do the
+   trick; if so it needs further documentation beyond the mail-oriented
+   RFC 543, and its existence and usage need to be publicised.
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+   RECEIVED AT NIC NOVEMBER 14, 1973.
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+         [ This RFC was put into machine readable form for entry ]
+          [ into the online RFC archives by Lorrie Shiota 1/02 ]
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+Clements                                                        [Page 1]
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