Re: Agenda and Package for June 26, 2003 Telechat

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@research.att.com>]

In message <E19VAY4-000Gwu-Mq@ran.psg.com>, Randy Bush writes:
>> I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "slammed left stuff."  Do you mean 
>> the fact that the text is all left justified?
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>yep
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>> If so, then we implemented this change in format in response to the
>> following comment by Russ Housley on the format of the telechat package:
>> 
>> "In RFC-style documents, we always begin headings at the left margin. This 
>> avoids a problem that is evident here: with each subsequent heading the 
>> indenting gets deeper and deeper. Actually, the old style agenda has this 
>> problem too. I would find it easier to use with less whitespace at the left 
>> margin. I do like the additional whitespace before each heading."
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>well, russ was wrong!  :-)
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>> Personally, I prefer the indents.
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>to me, it's much harder to read without some indent.
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I'm with you -- modest indentation is helpful.

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