----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Hoffman" <paul(_dot_)hoffman(_at_)vpnc(_dot_)org>
To: "t.p." <daedulus(_at_)btconnect(_dot_)com>
Cc: <iab(_at_)iab(_dot_)org>; <rfc-interest(_at_)rfc-editor(_dot_)org>; "ietf"
<ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: Call for Comment: "RFC Format Requirements and Future
Development"
On Mar 1, 2013, at 9:59 AM, t.p. <daedulus(_at_)btconnect(_dot_)com> wrote:
There should be an immutable requirement that any alternative format
MUST NOT increase the size by more than a factor of two compared to
ASCII text.
<tongue position="incheek">
Given Moore's law, would that change 18 months from now to an immutable
requirement of a factor of four?
</tongue>
<tp>
Something of the sort, yes; it is an overnight large increase that
careless users could so easily create which concerns me.
Tom Petch
--Paul Hoffman