RE: Faux Pas -- web publication in proprietary formats at ietf.org

["Hallam-Baker, Phillip" <pbaker at verisign.com>]

> Behalf Of Frank Ellermann
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 2:14 PM
> To: ietf at ietf.org
> Subject: Re: Faux Pas -- web publication in proprietary 
> formats at ietf.org
> 
> Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote:

> > IETF documents are dreadful to print out
> 
> type rfc1234.txt > prn  is pretty simple, they come complete 
> with formfeeds.  Admittedly the number of RfCs or I-Ds I ever 
> printed is zero.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>rfc1234 > prn
'rfc1234' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

> Don't send them to your "xyz" printer driver, they are 
> already formatted, send them directly to /dev/lpt1 or similar.  Or use
> a "dumb" driver.   Or better don't waste paper to print RfCs,
> they are available online whereever you are... -)

My printers at CERN were usually loaded with A4 paper, US 'letter' is
not readily available there.


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