>>>>> On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 22:55:24 -0500,
>>>>> Kevin Darcy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>>> Thus, if a DNS server which is responsible for the
>>> name is not compliant to the specifications
>>
>>> ==> s/to/with/ (I've seen both but I think that with is better)?
(snip)
>> I myself does not have a strong opinion on this. If someone else,
>> particularly a native English speaker, makes a (quick) strong
>> suggestion, I'll take it. Otherwise, I'll leave the wording as is.
(snip)
> I would change the main verb from "comply" to "conform", and rewrite the
> whole subphrase as a verb construct (since "... is ... is ..." tends to
> grate slightly), i.e.
>> Thus, if a DNS server which is responsible for the
>> name does not conform to the specifications
>>
> Actually, the whole sentence could be tightened up and merged with the
> previous one:
> This fallback mechanism is based on the DNS specifications, which if
> not obeyed by authoritative servers can produce unpleasant results.
> (Admittedly, "obey" is slightly less well-defined than either "comply"
> or "conform", but its use obviates the placement to two prepositions in
> a row).
Thanks for the suggestion. Again, I myself does not have a particular
opinion on the wording, but I'll take this one. This is probably a
good compromise to avoid the "to vs with" discussion.
There was another occurrence of "compliant to" in the original draft:
There are some known cases not compliant to the expected behavior.
(the first sentence of Section 4)
I'll change the sentence using "conform" as suggested:
There are some known cases that does not conform to the expected
behavior.
JINMEI, Tatuya
Communication Platform Lab.
Corporate R&D Center, Toshiba Corp.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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