Network Working Group                                          J. Touch
Internet Draft                                                  USC/ISI
Intended status: Informational                        February 12, 2007
Expires: August 2007



                    Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template
                   for Creating Internet Drafts and RFCs
                  draft-touch-msword-template-v2.0-05.txt


Status of this Memo

   By submitting this Internet-Draft, each author represents that
   any applicable patent or other IPR claims of which he or she is
   aware have been or will be disclosed, and any of which he or she
   becomes aware will be disclosed, in accordance with Section 6 of
   BCP 79.

   Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering
   Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups.  Note that
   other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet-
   Drafts.

   Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months
   and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any
   time.  It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference
   material or to cite them other than as "work in progress."

   The list of current Internet-Drafts can be accessed at
   http://www.ietf.org/ietf/1id-abstracts.txt

   The list of Internet-Draft Shadow Directories can be accessed at
   http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html

   This Internet-Draft will expire on August 12, 2007.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The IETF Trust (2007).

Abstract

   This document describes the properties and use of a revised Microsoft
   Word template (.dot) for writing Internet Drafts and RFCs. It updates
   the initial template described in RFC 3285 to more fully support
   Word's outline modes and to be easier to use. This template can be



Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                 [Page 1]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


   direct-printed and direct-viewed, where either is line-for-line
   identical with RFC Editor-compliant ASCII output. This version is
   intended as an update to RFC3285.

   The most recent version of this template and post-processing scripts
   are available at http://www.isi.edu/touch/tools

Table of Contents


   1. Introduction...................................................3
   2. Use............................................................3
      2.1. Setting up your version of Word to edit RFCs..............4
      2.2. Editing...................................................4
      2.3. Generating Output.........................................6
         2.3.1. Printing Direct to a Printer.........................6
         2.3.2. Printing the Text File...............................6
         2.3.3. XML Support..........................................7
   3. Changes from RFC 3285..........................................7
      3.1. Heading Styles............................................7
      3.2. References Style..........................................8
      3.3. Boilerplate...............................................9
      3.4. Simplification............................................9
      3.5. Ability to direct print and direct view...................9
   4. Compatibility Issues...........................................9
   5. Security Considerations.......................................10
   6. IANA Considerations...........................................10
   7. Acknowledgments...............................................10
   APPENDIX A: Template configuration details.......................11
      A.1. Configure................................................11
      A.2. Configure styles.........................................11
         A.2.1. Redefine existing styles............................11
         A.2.2. Add new styles......................................12
         A.2.3. Hidden styles:......................................13
      A.3. Define page layout.......................................13
      A.4. Insert boilerplate.......................................14
      A.5. Automatic fields.........................................15
   APPENDIX B: Post-processor script (perl).........................17
   8. References....................................................21
      8.1. Normative References.....................................21
      8.2. Informative References...................................21
   Author's Addresses...............................................21
   Intellectual Property Statement..................................21
   Disclaimer of Validity...........................................22





Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                 [Page 2]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


1. Introduction

   Internet Drafts and RFCs are predominantly written in embedded-text
   compile-based formatting systems [1][4][5]. The primary and first
   such system is NROFF, a text formatting utility based on manual entry
   of embedded configuration commands, such as ".p" for new paragraphs.
   XML is a more recent alternative that uses structure tags instead of
   explicit formatting commands to allow a single file (.xml) to be
   'compiled' into ASCII output, HTML, or a variety of other formats as
   desired [7].

   Although XML adds more modern semantic information to the structure
   tags, neither system supports modern WYSIWYG (what you see is what
   you get) editing. Editors such as Microsoft Word and Corel
   WordPerfect, provide not only WYSIWYG editing, but also semantic tags
   as well as outline-mode capabilities. To that end, a Word template
   called 2-Word.template.rtf was created that supports authoring RFCs,
   as described in RFC-3285 [6]. That version succeeded in enabling
   Word-based RFC editing, but did not support Word's outline mode
   renumbering capabilities.

   This document describes the properties and use of a revised Microsoft
   Word template (.dot) file that supports Internet Draft and RFC
   formatting, intended as an update to that of RFC-3285. This version,
   called 2-Word-v2.0.template.dot, addresses a number of issues with
   the preliminary version:

   o  redefines basic styles (Normal, Heading1, etc.) rather than
      creating new styles

   o  updates boilerplate according to BCP 78

   o  uses more conventional methods for autonumbered references and
      figures, including support for name-based references (e.g.,
      "[Tou2005]")

   o  supports direct output to a printer from the .doc source, as well
      as RFC-3285-style 'print to text' with post-processing on Windows-
      based PCs

   This document assumes familiarity with Microsoft Windows operating
   systems and the Word application.

2. Use

   To use this template, double-click on it in Windows (it may work in
   MacOS and/or OpenOffice, but this has not been confirmed). The result


Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                 [Page 3]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


   should be a 'new' document. Do NOT open this document from within
   Word, e.g., via the File->Open menu; this will edit the template,
   rather than using the template to create a new template-based
   document.

2.1. Setting up your version of Word to edit RFCs

   Unfortunately, Word does not have a way to save some useful settings
   in a template. It may be useful to configure autoformatting to avoid
   using smart quotes or hyphens. This template is compatible with these
   features, however, as its post-processor script translates these non-
   standard character codes to their RFC-compatible ASCII equivalents.

2.2. Editing

   The template provides a number of styles for use (for details, see
   APPENDIX A: ). Some are redefined internal styles, and some are new,
   as follow. Throughout the document, avoid the use of bold, italics,
   or any other character formatting, as well as any graphics, or
   paragraph or table borders. Smart hyphens and quotes need not be
   avoided, and will be translated during post-processing.

   The current styles allow existing hyphens to break (wrap) across
   lines, but do not add hyphenation. To insert a non-breaking hyphen,
   type <CTL-_> (control-underscore); this is particularly useful in
   URLs, which are more readable if not line-wrapped.

   Note that it is critical NOT to use any styles other than those
   provided by this template.

   o  Redefined internal styles for general use:

      Normal, Heading1-9, Caption, Header, Footer:

         Use in the normal fashion. Tabs can be used as desired.














Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                 [Page 4]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


   o  New styles:

      RFC Title:

         For the document title only

      RFC Figure:

         For ASCII-art figures. single spaced, kept-together

      RFC List Bullet:

         For bulleted-lists

      RFC List Numbered:

         For numbered-lists. use 'restart numbering' as desired for new
         list sequences

      RFC References:

         For normative and informative references. Do not restart
         numbering for informative references.

         NOTE: references can use an alternate unnumbered style which
         relies on use of Word's bookmark feature to set cross-reference
         tags.

      RFC App:

         For appendix titles, using "APPENDIX A: " format. Starts at the
         top of a new page. If appendices are used, start the references
         (after appendices) at the top of a new page (insert 'page
         break')

      RFC App H1-5:

         For appendix headings ("A.1. " format). NOTE: these headings
         will NOT auto-renumber when promoted/demoted in outline mode.

   o  Redefined styles used internal to the doc, but not generally
      accessed by users:

      TOC1-9:

         For table of contents entries.



Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                 [Page 5]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


      RFC Instructions:

         For instructions to authors. These notes must be deleted.

      RFC H1 - no num:

         For unnumbered headings in end boilerplate text.

      RFC H1 - no TOC no num:

         For unnumbered, unlisted (in TOC) headings in front boilerplate
         text.

2.3. Generating Output

   This template supports printing similar output to both regular
   printers (8.5x11" paper) and as Internet-Draft/RFC compatible text
   files. Printing to a printer is designed for Windows XP and may work
   with earlier versions of Windows; it has not been tested with other
   OS's. Printing to text is supported only for Windows at this time.
   There is no current support for XML. Details are provided as follows.

2.3.1. Printing Direct to a Printer

   The template produces output direct to a printer that is line-for-
   line, page-for-page identical with the text-only version, with a few
   minor exceptions:

   o  Single and double quotes may be angled (left quote, right quote),
      rather than straight, depending on whether 'smart quotes' are
      enabled in Tools->Autocorrect options.

   o  Hyphens may print as an EM-dash or EN-dash, depending on whether
      'smart hyphens' are enabled in Tools->Autocorrect options.

2.3.2. Printing the Text File

   Printing to an ASCII text file is currently known to work only on
   Windows-XP PCs; appropriate ASCII-output drivers for MacOS or Unix
   boxes running OpenOffice are not currently known.

   To generate .txt output on a Windows-XP PC, use a two-step process.
   First, generate a .prn file by printing the document to text-only
   printer. Second, apply post-processing to clean up the text and apply
   'new page' characters.




Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                 [Page 6]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


   Install the "Generic/Text Only" printer, as found in under "Generic"
   in the available print drivers list. Configure the printer to save to
   a file, or click 'save to file' when printing. A printed file will
   have a .prn file suffix.

   The printed output needs to be run through a post-processor to
   generate valid Internet-Draft or RFC formatted text. Run the .prn
   file through the post-processing as described in APPENDIX B: . This
   includes:

   o  Omit <CR>s (converts <CR><LF> to <LF> as well as omitting bare
      <CR>s)

   o  Convert smart quotes and hyphens to their ASCII counterparts

   o  Omits blank lines between the footer of one page and the header of
      the next, and inserts a <CTL-L> (form-feed) between the two.

   o  Checks for remaining illegal characters (not printable ASCII, CR,
      LF), as required

2.3.3. XML Support

   There is no current support for XML in this template. Although Word
   2003 provides XML support, its use is counterintuitive to most Word
   users. XML fields are edited using a separate database editor, rather
   than in the native Word input screen. Future support for XML is being
   considered for a future revision of this template.

3. Changes from RFC 3285

   This document and the ".dot" template borrow heavily from RFC 3285
   [6]. Notably, all specifics of point sizes, tab locations, and the
   automatic date fields are directly from that template. This document
   builds on that information as follows.

3.1. Heading Styles

   This document redefines Normal, Heading1-9, Header, Footer, and
   Caption, rather than defining new RFC-named styles as in RFC 3285.
   The use of internal style names is required for proper operation of
   outline mode, notably when promoting/demoting sections of text with
   subsequent renumbering of headings therein.

   Note that this use of redefined standard styles is the common
   practice, both in Microsoft-supplied templates as well as templates
   from the IEEE and ACM, among others.


Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                 [Page 7]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


   Additional heading styles RFC App and RFC App H1-9 were added to
   support alternate numbering used in appendices, although these styles
   exhibit the previous deficiency of custom styles in outline mode
   (will not auto-renumber on promote/demote).

3.2. References Style

   There are two different reference styles - RFC References, and RFC
   References Bookmark. The former cross-references using numbers (e.g.,
   [1]), the latter is uses Word's bookmarking cross-reference features
   to support name/year cross-references (e.g., [Tou2005]). The latter
   is expected to be the preferred format for future IDs and RFCs.

   RFC References is a body text paragraph style that autonumbers based
   on the "[1]" format. Again, it is common practice, both among
   Microsoft-supplied templates as well as templates from the IEEE and
   ACM, to use autonumbered paragraphs in the body text for references.
   This differs from RFC 3285, in which references were inserted as
   endnotes, rather than as main body text.

   Putting references in endnotes has unexpected behavior. In
   particular, the reference is defined by its first use as a citation,
   and cross-referenced by subsequence citations. Removing the first
   citation removes the reference entirely, despite other cross-
   references. This is not the case with body text autonumbered
   paragraphs, which persist regardless of which cross-references are
   deleted.

   Note that Word does not provide a way to ensure that all RFC
   Reference paragraphs are cross-referenced, i.e., users can insert
   references which are not cited. This can be desired, however, e.g.,
   for bibliographies of supplemental material.

   RFC References Bookmark is a body text paragraph style that does not
   use autonumbering. Currently, authors are expected to manually format
   their references using name-based tags between square brackets
   ("[]"). There is no required format, but a suggested format would use
   the first three letters of the first author, together with the four
   numbers of the document year, e.g., for this document's reference
   "[2]", the reference would now appear as:

   [Bra2004]   Bradner, S., "IETF Rights...

   The author is expected to select the text of the reference
   "[Bra2004]" and Insert a Bookmark at that point with whatever name is
   convenient for the author. It can then be cited as usual as a cross-



Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                 [Page 8]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


   reference to the bookmark: [Bra2004] Note that Word bookmark names
   must start with a letter, and may include numbers but not spaces.

   When two references collide, e.g., for two papers written by Bradner
   in 2004, a trailing lowercase letter should be used to distinguish
   them, e.g., [Bra2004a] and [Bra2004b].

3.3. Boilerplate

   The boilerplate in this template was updated to conform with current
   RFC Editor requirements, notably BCP 78 rights statements, as well as
   pending guidelines for Internet Draft and RFC authors [2][3][5].

   The boilerplate is written in regular text, and can be easily edited
   by authors to keep the template up-to-date as BCP 78 is revised.

3.4. Simplification

   Headers and footers use more conventional tabbing to control
   formatting, rather than tables.

   Users no longer need to avoid the use of smart quotes or hyphens;
   these are automatically translated to RFC-compliant ASCII characters
   during post-processing.

   A number of styles include grouping configuration, designed to
   provide more readable output. In particular, all headings are "keep
   with next" to avoid widowed heading lines, and all list items,
   references, and figure lines are "keep together", to avoid in
   advertent splitting across page boundaries.

3.5. Ability to direct print and direct view

   This template can print directly to a printer, generating output
   which is line-for-line, page-for-page identical with the compliant
   ASCII text output, excepting minor formatting of hyphens and quotes.

   Further, this template can be previewed in File->Print Preview or
   View->Print Layout, again generating screen images which are line-
   for-line, page-for-page identical with the compliant ASCII text
   output. This allows true "WYSIWYG" (what-you-see-is-what-you-get)
   editing and printing.

4. Compatibility Issues

   There are no known compatibility issues at this time. This version of
   the template was designed under Windows XP and Word 2002. It is not


Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                 [Page 9]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


   yet known whether previous versions of Windows/Word are supported
   using this template.

   As noted in Sec. 3.1, this template redefines predefined styles,
   which is common practice.

5. Security Considerations

   There are many security issues in the general use of Microsoft
   operating systems and applications. This template is not known to
   expose any new security issues; it contains no macros as developed
   and deployed. The author considered including the MD5 signatures of
   the current versions of the .dot template and .pl post-processor
   files. The current processor .pl file is included in this document as
   an appendix. The .dot file changes to track the current requirements
   of the IETF boilerplate, so its MD5 signature cannot be included
   here.

6. IANA Considerations

   There are no IANA issues in this document.

7. Acknowledgments

   The author acknowledges the substantial efforts of the previous
   version of the Word template, Mike Gahrns and Tony Hain [6]. This
   document is intended to build upon their work. Thanks also to Lars-
   Erik Jonsson for feedback on this template and post-processor script,
   as well as suggestions on making it more generic to support earlier
   versions of Windows, and Jixiong Dong for finding an obscure bug in
   the formatting.

   This document was prepared using 2-Word-v2.0.template.dot.
















Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                [Page 10]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


APPENDIX A: Template configuration details

   The ".dot" template consists of a set of default configuration
   settings, a set of modified and newly-defined styles, and an initial
   template of text. This section in particular assumes familiarity with
   Microsoft Word configuration and modification of styles. Note that
   use of the template does not require understanding this section; this
   merely documents the settings already in the ".dot" file.

A.1. Configure

A.2. Configure styles

   Modify paragraph styles as indicated. In general use, only the
   redefined existing styles Normal, Heading1-9, Header, Footer, and
   Caption, and new styles RFC Figure, RFC References, RFC List Bullet,
   RFC List Numbered, RFC App, and RFC App H1-5 need be used by authors.

   Other styles, such as redefined TOC1-9, RFC Hidden, RFC H1 - no num,
   and RFC H1 - no TOC no num are used by the template, but are
   typically hidden in the styles list, and need not be explicitly
   applied by authors.

   All measurement units below are in points. Change measurement units
   to points to set.

A.2.1. Redefine existing styles

   Redefine the Normal style first; all others are based on Normal
   except as noted.

   1. Normal: font Courier New, font size 12 point, next style Normal,
      line spacing EXACTLY 12 point, spacing before 0 pt, spacing after
      12 pt, indent left 21.6 pts, widow/orphan control, left tabs at
      every 3 spaces (1 space = 7.2 points, given 72 points/inch and 10
      characters/inch): 21.6, 43.2, 64.8, 86.4, 108, 129.6, 151.2,172.8,
      194.4, 216, 237.6, 259.2, 280.8, 302.4, 324, 345.6,367.2, 388.8,
      410.4, 432, 453.6, 475.2, 496.8

      (Note: 12 point fonts are 12 points tall, i.e., 6 lines/inch
      vertically; 12-point Courier is 10 characters/inch horizontally)








Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                [Page 11]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


   2. Heading 1-9: Normal + indent left 0 pt, hanging 21.6 pts, keep
      with next, set autonumbering as "1. ", "1.1. ", "1.1.1. ", etc.
      Note the space after the right-most period; type this in the
      number format field, and leave the "follow number with" field as
      'nothing' (click on the 'more' button to see this field if it is
      not already visible).

      NOTES: change the autonumbering ONCE, in ONE format, and in that
      format change all subsequent levels.

   3. TOC 1-9: Normal + paragraph flush, clear tabs, add new Right tab
      at 504 pts that includes a "..." leader. Add indent left as
      follows: TOC 1: 21.6, TOC 2: 43.2, TOC 3: 64.8, TOC 4: 86.4, TOC
      5: 108, TOC 6: 129.6, TOC 7: 151.2, TOC 8: 172.8, TOC 9: 194.4

   4. Header: Normal + space after 0 pts, next style Header, clear tabs,
      and add centered tab at 252 pts, tab right at 504 pts

   5. Footer: Header + next style Footer

   6. Caption: Normal + centered, autonumbered "Figure #"

A.2.2. Add new styles

   Note: "keep lines together" is optional for lists and references; it
   helps avoid breaking individual items across pages.

   1. RFC Figure: Normal + space after 0 pts, keep with next, keep lines
      together, next style RFC figure (also used for authors' addresses)

   2. RFC List Bullet - Normal + custom bulleted, "o" bullet style,
      aligned at 21.6 pts, bullet tab after 43.2 pts, bullet indent at
      43.2 pts, next style RFC List Bullet, keep lines together

   3. RFC List Numbered - Normal + custom numbered, "1. " number format,
      aligned at 21.6 pts, bullet tab after 43.2 pts, bullet indent at
      43.2 pts, next style RFC List Numbered, keep lines together

   4. RFC References: Normal + hanging 43.2 pts, outline level body
      text, remove tabs at 21.6 and 43.2 pts, custom numbering with
      format "[1]", numbering left aligned 21.6 pts, number tab space
      after at 64.8 pts, number text indent at 64.8 pts, next style RFC
      References, keep lines together (used for both normative and
      informational references)





Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                [Page 12]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


   5. RFC References Bookmark: Normal + hanging 72 pts, no num, remove
      tabs less than 72 pts, keep lines together (used for both
      normative and informational references)

   6. RFC Title: Normal + space after 24 pts, centered (used for
      document title)

   7. RFC App: RFC H1 - no num + page break before, custom outline
      numbered, outline number style "APPENDIX A: ", outline level 1,
      follow number with nothing, outline number at 0 pts, outline
      indent text at 0 pts, (used for Appendix titles)

   8. RFC App H1-5: RFC H1 - no num + paragraph level 2-6, custom
      outline numbered, outline number style "A.1. " - "A.1.1.1.1.1. ",
      follow number with nothing, outline number at 0 pts, outline
      indent text at 0 pts, (link with RFC App at level 2-6), (used for
      Appendix heading levels)

A.2.3. Hidden styles:

   These are used for pre-formatted components or instructions, and are
   configured to be hidden from the list of available styles.

   1. RFC H1 - no num: Normal + indent left 0 pts, outline Level 1, keep
      with next (used for base template trailer headers - Copyright,
      Acknowledgement, etc.)

   2. RFC H1 - no TOC nonum: Normal + indent left 0 pts, (outline level
      body text, as with Normal), keep with next (used for base template
      front matter headers - Abstract, Status, TOC header, etc.)

   3. RFC Instructions: Normal, character bold. This style is not
      normally shown, and is used for instructions which should be
      removed before publication.

A.3. Define page layout

   Configure Page Setup as follows:

   4. Margins:

      Portrait orientation.

         Top:    72   pts
         Bottom: 60   pts (72 + 60 +_660 [55 lines] = 792 [11 in])
         Left:   36   pts (5 characters at 7.2 pts/char)
         Right:  57.6 pts (8.5"-7.2" = 1.3in = 93.6 pts - 36 for left)


Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                [Page 13]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


         Gutter:  0   pts
         Header:  0   pts
         Footer:  0   pts

         If the error "One or more margins are outside the printable
         area" message, select Ignore.  This may depend on the printer
         currently selected.

   5. Paper size:

      Paper size "letter"

         Width:   612 pts
         Height:  792 pts (55 lines/page + 132 for top & bott margins)

   6. Layout:

      Different headers and footers on the first page

         Header:   72 pts from edge
         Footer:   60 pts from edge

A.4. Insert boilerplate

   See below for definitions of {ACDt}, {ACDy}, {AEM}, {AEY}, {AP}

   First page header:

      {blank line}
      {blank line}
      <Working Group Name>{tab}<Initial. Lastname>
      Internet Draft{tab}<Affiliation>
      Intended status: <e.g., Informational>{tab}{ACDy}
      Expires: {AEM}{AEY}
      {blank line}
      {blank line}

   Footer (same on first and subsequent pages):

      {blank line}
      {blank line}
      {blank line}
      <Lastname>{tab}Expires: {AEM} {ACDy}, {AEY}{tab}[Page {AP}]
      {blank line}

   The front text and end text are as specified in BCP 78 [2]. For
   Internet Drafts, the sentence declaring the expiration dates uses


Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                [Page 14]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


   automatic fields as needed, as with the headers and footers. Note
   that some of these fields will not be updated properly until the
   document has been saved and/or printed.

   Basic document outline with examples are provided to demonstrate
   their use, including a table of contents.

A.5. Automatic fields

   Most of these are self-explanatory; the expiry month is set 6 months
   in advance. The expiry year rolls-over (+1) if needed. The expiry
   date is a copy of the current date.

   NOTE: expiry date can generate invalid dates, e.g., April 31,
   Februrary 30, etc.

   o  {AEM} means auto expiry month, and is a field code =

      { IF { SAVEDATE \@ "M" \* MERGEFORMAT } = 1
      July
        { IF { SAVEDATE \@ "M" \* MERGEFORMAT } = 2
        August
        { IF { SAVEDATE \@ "M" \* MERGEFORMAT } = 3
          September
          { IF { SAVEDATE \@ "M" \* MERGEFORMAT } = 4
            October
            { IF { SAVEDATE \@ "M" \* MERGEFORMAT } = 5
              November
              { IF { SAVEDATE \@ "M" \* MERGEFORMAT } = 6
                December
                { IF { SAVEDATE \@ "M" \* MERGEFORMAT } = 7
                  January
                  { IF { SAVEDATE \@ "M" \* MERGEFORMAT } = 8
                    February
                    { IF { SAVEDATE \@ "M" \* MERGEFORMAT } = 9
                      March
                      { IF { SAVEDATE \@ "M" \* MERGEFORMAT } = 10
                        April
                        { IF { SAVEDATE \@ "M" \* MERGEFORMAT } = 11
                          May
                          { IF { SAVEDATE \@ "M" \* MERGEFORMAT } = 12
                            June
                            "Fail" *\ MERGEFORMAT
   } *\ MERGEFORMAT } *\ MERGEFORMAT } *\ MERGEFORMAT } *\ MERGEFORMAT }
   *\ MERGEFORMAT } *\ MERGEFORMAT } *\ MERGEFORMAT } *\ MERGEFORMAT
   } *\ MERGEFORMAT } *\ MERGEFORMAT } *\ MERGEFORMAT }



Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                [Page 15]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


   o  {ACDt} means auto current date, and is a field code =

      { SAVEDATE \@ "MMMM d, yyyy" }

   o  {ACDy} means auto current day, and is a field code =

      { SAVEDATE \@ "d " }

   o  {AEY} means auto expiry year, and is a field code =

      { IF { SAVEDATE \@ "M" \* MERGEFORMAT } < 7
           { SAVEDATE \@ "YYYY" \* MERGEFORMAT }
           { IF { SAVEDATE \@ "M" \* MERGEFORMAT } > 6
                { = { SAVEDATE \@ "YYYY" \* MERGEFORMAT } + 1
                \* MERGEFORMAT }
              "FAIL" \* MERGEFORMAT \* MERGEFORMAT
         } \* MERGEFORMAT
    }

   o  {AP} means auto page, and is a field code =

      { Page }



























Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                [Page 16]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


APPENDIX B: Post-processor script (perl)

   #!/local/bin/perl
   # ------------------------------------------------------------------
   #                          2-Word-post-v2.0
   # Perl post-processor for MS Word RFC/Internet-draft template output
   #
   #                              J. Touch
   #                           touch@isi.edu
   #                      http://www.isi.edu/touch
   #
   #            USC Information Sciences Institute (USC/ISI)
   #               Marina del Rey, California 90292, USA
   #                         Copyright (c) 2004-2005
   #
   # Revision date: July 1, 2005
   # ------------------------------------------------------------------
   #
   # Copyright (c) 2004-2005 by the University of Southern California.
   # All rights reserved.
   #
   # Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and
   # its documentation in source and binary forms for non-commercial
   # purposes and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
   # above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both the
   # copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
   # documentation, and that any documentation, advertising materials,
   # and other materials related to such distribution and use
   # acknowledge that the software was developed by the University of
   # Southern California, Information Sciences Institute.  The name of
   # the University may not be used to endorse or promote products
   # derived from this software without specific prior written
   # permission.
   #
   # THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS
   # ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THIS SOFTWARE FOR ANY PURPOSE.  THIS
   # SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
   # WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
   # OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
   # ------------------------------------------------------------------
   #
   # usage:
   #        2-Word-post-v2.0.pl [inputfile.txt] > [outputfile.txt]
   #





Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                [Page 17]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


   # function:
   #     removes indent on each line (blank print margin, typ. 5 chars)
   #        converts cr/lf to cr
   #     converts 'smart quotes' to regular quotes (single and double)
   #     converts 'smart hyphens' (EM-dash, EN-dash) to regular hyphen
   #     omits blank lines between footer and next-page header
   #     inserts formfeed (ff) between footer and next-page header
   #     checks for illegal chars (not printable ASCII, cr, lf, ff)
   #     checks for page lengths exceeded
   #     checks for line lengths exceeded
   #     prints errors indicating page and line on that page
   #
   #        illegal character errors are posted to STDERR
   #
   #        returns the logical OR of codes indicating errors found:
   #                0x00 no error
   #                0x01 if any illegal characters found
   #                0x02 if any page length exceeds $maxpagelen
   #                0x04 if any line length exceeds $maxlinelen
   #
   # ------------------------------------------------------------------

   # ------------------------------------------------------------------
   # VARIABLES
   # ------------------------------------------------------------------

   $pagenum = 1;          # start on page 1, not 0

   $maxpagelen = 66;      # max lines per page

   $maxlinelen = 72;      # max chars per line

                          # specific error codes
   %codes = (
              'none' => 0x00,
              'char' => 0x01,
              'page' => 0x02,
              'line' => 0x04,
            );

   %codestrings = (
                    'none' => '(no error)',
                    'char' => 'invalid character code',
                    'line' => 'exceeded $maxpagelen lines per page',
                    'page' => 'exceeded $maxlinelen chars per line',
                  );



Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                [Page 18]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


   $errorcode = $codes{'none'};

   $indentlen = -1;       # how many spaces to eat from the beginning
                          # of each line; ought to be 5. negative flag
                          # means it is not yet initialized

   $indentstr = "     ";  # until known otherwise, assume 5 spaces

   $killwhite = 1;        # flag kills space between footer, header
                          # start in 'between footer and header' mode,
                          # so eats all whitespace before the first line


   # ------------------------------------------------------------------
   # ERROR SUBROUTINE
   # ------------------------------------------------------------------
   sub printerr ($) {
     my ($errstring) = shift;

     print STDERR "ERROR: $codestrings{$errstring} ",
       "on line $linenum on page $pagenum of text input file\n";
     $errorcode |= $codes{$errstring};
     return;
   }


   # ------------------------------------------------------------------
   # MAIN
   # ------------------------------------------------------------------

   while ($line = <>) {
     $line =~ s/\r//g;         # remove Unix-style end-of-line
     # if this line is NOT empty, start printing again (see below)
     if ($line !~ /^\s*$/) {
       $killwhite = 0;
       if ($indentlen < 0) {
         # discover margin indent
         $line =~ /^((\s)*)/;
         $indentstr = $1;
         $indentlen = length($indentstr);
       }
     }
     # remove the margin indent
     $line =~ s/^($indentstr)//;
     # change special hyphens, quotes to regular ones
     $line =~ tr/\221\222\223\224\226\227/\'\'\"\"\-\-/;



Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                [Page 19]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


     # print unless we're between the end of one page
     # and the beginning of the next
     if ($killwhite != 1) {
       # check to see if we have any invalid characters left
       # 012 = new line, 014 = form feed, 015 = carriage return
       # 040-176 = printable ASCIIs
       if ($line !~ /^([\012\014\015\040-\176])*$/) {
         printerr('char');
         # note - we don't stop here, so we can find all the
         # unprintable characters in one pass
       }
       $linenum++;
       if ($linenum > $maxpagelen) {
         printerr('page');
       }
       if ($#line > $maxlinelen) {
         printerr('line');
       }
       print $line;
     }
     # check to see if this is the end of a page;
     # if so, then print a form feed (ctl-L), and
     # kill the printing of subsequent empty lines
     if ($line =~ /\[Page \d+\]\s+$/) {
       print "\f\n";
       $killwhite = 1;
       $linenum = 0;
       $pagenum++;
     }
   }
   exit($errorcode);


















Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                [Page 20]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


8. References

8.1. Normative References

   (None).

8.2. Informative References

   [1]   Reynolds, J., Braden, R., (eds.), "Instructions to Request for
         Comments (RFC) Authors," (work in progress), August 2004.

   [2]   Bradner, S., (ed.) "IETF Rights in Contributions", BCP 78, RFC
         3978, March 2005.

   [3]   Bradner, S., (ed.) "Intellectual Property Rights in IETF
         Technology", BCP 79, RFC 3979, March 2005.

   [4]   RFC Editor formatting tools web page, "http://www.rfc
         editor.org/formatting.html".

   [5]   IETF, "Guidelines to Authors of Internet Drafts".  Available as
         1id-guidelines.txt at http://www.ietf.org

   [6]   Gahrns, M. and T. Hain, "Using Microsoft Word to create
         Internet Drafts and RFCs," RFC 3285, May 2002.

   [7]   Rose, M., "Writing I-Ds and RFCs using XML," RFC 2629, June
         1999.

Author's Addresses

   Joe Touch
   USC/ISI
   4676 Admiralty Way
   Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6695
   U.S.A.

   Phone: +1 (310) 448-9151
   Fax:   +1 (310) 448-9300
   Email: touch@isi.edu

Intellectual Property Statement

   The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any
   Intellectual Property Rights or other rights that might be claimed to
   pertain to the implementation or use of the technology described in
   this document or the extent to which any license under such rights


Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                [Page 21]


Internet-Draft   Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template      February 2007


   might or might not be available; nor does it represent that it has
   made any independent effort to identify any such rights.  Information
   on the procedures with respect to rights in RFC documents can be
   found in BCP 78 and BCP 79.

   Copies of IPR disclosures made to the IETF Secretariat and any
   assurances of licenses to be made available, or the result of an
   attempt made to obtain a general license or permission for the use of
   such proprietary rights by implementers or users of this
   specification can be obtained from the IETF on-line IPR repository at
   http://www.ietf.org/ipr.

   The IETF invites any interested party to bring to its attention any
   copyrights, patents or patent applications, or other proprietary
   rights that may cover technology that may be required to implement
   this standard.  Please address the information to the IETF at
   ietf-ipr@ietf.org.

Disclaimer of Validity

   This document and the information contained herein are provided on an
   "AS IS" basis and THE CONTRIBUTOR, THE ORGANIZATION HE/SHE REPRESENTS
   OR IS SPONSORED BY (IF ANY), THE INTERNET SOCIETY, THE IETF TRUST AND
   THE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
   OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF
   THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED
   WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Copyright Statement

   Copyright (C) The IETF Trust (2007).

   This document is subject to the rights, licenses and restrictions
   contained in BCP 78, and except as set forth therein, the authors
   retain all their rights.

Acknowledgment

   Funding for the RFC Editor function is currently provided by the
   Internet Society.









Touch                  Expires August 12, 2007                [Page 22]