Re: August Tools Update

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From: "Salz, Rich" <rsalz@akamai.com>
To: Tools Team Discussion <tools-discuss@ietf.org>, WG Chairs <wgchairs@ietf.org>
Subject: Re: August Tools Update
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The most daunting aspect is the backlog, but without that this process will be quick and adaptable.

Do you mean “will NOT be” ?


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Tests that meet our current test strategy

Is that documented anywhere?  I did look around a bit.