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+Internet Architecture Board (IAB) L. Daigle, Ed.
+Request for Comments: 5741 O. Kolkman, Ed.
+Updates: 2223, 4844 For the IAB
+Category: Informational December 2009
+ISSN: 2070-1721
+
+
+ RFC Streams, Headers, and Boilerplates
+
+Abstract
+
+ RFC documents contain a number of fixed elements such as the title
+ page header, standard boilerplates, and copyright/IPR statements.
+ This document describes them and introduces some updates to reflect
+ current usage and requirements of RFC publication. In particular,
+ this updated structure is intended to communicate clearly the source
+ of RFC creation and review.
+
+Status of This Memo
+
+ This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
+ published for informational purposes.
+
+ This document is a product of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
+ and represents information that the IAB has deemed valuable to
+ provide for permanent record. Documents approved for publication by
+ the IAB are not a candidate for any level of Internet Standard; see
+ Section 2 of RFC 5741.
+
+ Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
+ and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
+ http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5741.
+
+Copyright Notice
+
+ Copyright (c) 2009 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the
+ document authors. All rights reserved.
+
+ This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal
+ Provisions Relating to IETF Documents
+ (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of
+ publication of this document. Please review these documents
+ carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect
+ to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must
+ include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of
+ the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as
+ described in the BSD License.
+
+
+
+
+Daigle, et al. Informational [Page 1]
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+RFC 5741 RFC Streams, Headers, Boilerplates December 2009
+
+
+Table of Contents
+
+ 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
+ 2. RFC Streams and Internet Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
+ 3. RFC Structural Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
+ 3.1. The Title Page Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
+ 3.2. The Status of this Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
+ 3.2.1. Paragraph 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
+ 3.2.2. Paragraph 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
+ 3.2.3. Paragraph 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
+ 3.2.4. Noteworthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
+ 3.3. Additional Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
+ 3.4. Other Structural Information in RFCs . . . . . . . . . . . 9
+ 4. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
+ 5. RFC Editor Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
+ 6. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
+ 6.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
+ 6.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
+ Appendix A. Some Example 'Status of This Memo' Boilerplates . . . 12
+ A.1. IETF Standards Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
+ A.2. IETF Experimental, with Consensus Call . . . . . . . . . . 12
+ A.3. IETF Experimental, No Consensus Call . . . . . . . . . . . 13
+ A.4. IAB Informational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
+ A.5. IRTF Experimental, No Consensus Call . . . . . . . . . . . 14
+ A.6. Independent Submission Informational . . . . . . . . . . . 15
+ Appendix B. IAB Members at Time of Approval . . . . . . . . . . . 15
+ Appendix C. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
+
+1. Introduction
+
+ Previously, RFCs (e.g., [RFC4844]) contained a number of elements
+ that were there for historical, practical, and legal reasons. They
+ also contained boilerplate material to clearly indicate the status of
+ the document and possibly contained "Notes" to indicate how the
+ document interacts with IETF Standards Track documents.
+
+ As the RFC Series has evolved over the years, there has been
+ increasing concern over appropriate labeling of the publications to
+ make clear the status of each RFC and the status of the work it
+ describes. Chiefly, there is a requirement that RFCs published as
+ part of the IETF's review process not be easily confused with RFCs
+ that may have had a very different review and approval process.
+ Various adjustments have been made over the years, including evolving
+ text of "Notes" included in the published RFC.
+
+ With the definition of the different RFC streams [RFC4844], it is
+ appropriate to formalize the definition of the various pieces of
+ standard RFC boilerplate and introduce some adjustments to ensure
+
+
+
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+ better clarity of expression of document status, aligned with the
+ review and approval processes defined for each stream.
+
+ This memo identifies and describes the common elements of RFC
+ boilerplate structure, and provides a comprehensive approach to
+ updating and using those elements to communicate, with clarity, RFC
+ document and content status. Most of the historical structure
+ information is collected from [RFC2223].
+
+ The changes introduced by this memo should be implemented as soon as
+ practically possible after the document has been approved for
+ publication.
+
+2. RFC Streams and Internet Standards
+
+ Users of RFCs should be aware that while all Internet Standards-
+ related documents are published as RFCs, not all RFCs are Internet
+ Standards-related documents.
+
+ The IETF is responsible for maintaining the Internet Standards
+ Process, which includes the requirements for developing, reviewing,
+ and approving Standards Track and BCP RFCs. The IETF also produces
+ non-Standards-Track documents (Informational, Experimental, and
+ Historic). All documents published as part of the IETF Stream are
+ reviewed by the appropriate IETF bodies.
+
+ Documents published in streams other than the IETF Stream are not
+ generally reviewed by the IETF for such things as security,
+ congestion control, or inappropriate interaction with deployed
+ protocols. They have also not been subject to approval by the
+ Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG), including an IETF-wide
+ last call. Therefore, the IETF disclaims, for any of the non-IETF
+ Stream documents, any knowledge of the fitness of those RFCs for any
+ purpose.
+
+ Refer to [RFC2026], [RFC5742], and [RFC4844] and their successors for
+ current details of the IETF process and RFC streams.
+
+3. RFC Structural Elements
+
+3.1. The Title Page Header
+
+ This section describes the elements that are commonly found in RFCs
+ published today. For the sake of clarity, this document specifies
+ the elements precisely as a specification. However, this is not
+ intended to specify a single, static format. Details of formatting
+ are decided by the RFC Editor. Substantive changes to the header and
+
+
+
+
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+ boilerplate structure and content may be undertaken in the future,
+ and are subject to general oversight and review by the IAB.
+
+ An RFC title page header can be described as follows:
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+<document source> <author name>
+Request for Comments: <RFC number> [<author affiliation>]
+[<subseries ID> <subseries number>] [more author info as appropriate]
+[<RFC relation>:<RFC number[s]>]
+Category: <category>
+ <month year>
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ For example, a sample earlier RFC header is as follows:
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Network Working Group T. Dierks
+Request for Comments: 4346 Independent
+Obsoletes: 2246 E. Rescorla
+Category: Standards Track RTFM, Inc.
+ April 2006
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ The right column contains author name and affiliation information as
+ well as the RFC publication month. Conventions and restrictions for
+ these elements are described in RFC style norms and some individual
+ stream definitions.
+
+ This section is primarily concerned with the information in the left
+ column:
+
+ <document source>
+ This describes the area where the work originates. Historically,
+ all RFCs were labeled Network Working Group. "Network Working
+ Group" refers to the original version of today's IETF when people
+ from the original set of ARPANET sites and whomever else was
+ interested -- the meetings were open -- got together to discuss,
+ design, and document proposed protocols [RFC0003]. Here, we
+ obsolete the term "Network Working Group" in order to indicate the
+ originating stream.
+
+ The <document source> is the name of the RFC stream, as defined in
+ [RFC4844] and its successors. At the time of this publication,
+ the streams, and therefore the possible entries are:
+
+
+
+
+
+
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+ * Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
+
+ * Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
+
+ * Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)
+
+ * Independent Submission
+
+ Request for Comments: <RFC number>
+ This indicates the RFC number, assigned by the RFC Editor upon
+ publication of the document. This element is unchanged.
+
+ <subseries ID> <subseries number>
+ Some document categories are also labeled as a subseries of RFCs.
+ These elements appear as appropriate for such categories,
+ indicating the subseries and the documents number within that
+ series. Currently, there are subseries for BCPs [RFC2026], STDs
+ [RFC1311], and FYIs [RFC1150]. These subseries numbers may appear
+ in several RFCs. For example, when a new RFC obsoletes or updates
+ an old one, the same subseries number is used. Also, several RFCs
+ may be assigned the same subseries number: a single STD, for
+ example, may be composed of several RFCs, each of which will bear
+ the same STD number. This element is unchanged.
+
+ [<RFC relation>: <RFC number[s]>]
+ Some relations between RFCs in the series are explicitly noted in
+ the RFC header. For example, a new RFC may update one or more
+ earlier RFCs. Currently two relationships are defined: "Updates"
+ and "Obsoletes" [RFC2223]. Alternatives like "Obsoleted by" are
+ also used (e.g., in [RFC5143]). Other types of relationships may
+ be defined by the RFC Editor and may appear in future RFCs.
+
+ Category: <category>
+ This indicates the initial RFC document category of the
+ publication. These are defined in [RFC2026]. Currently, this is
+ always one of: Standards Track, Best Current Practice,
+ Experimental, Informational, or Historic. This element is
+ unchanged.
+
+3.2. The Status of this Memo
+
+ The "Status of This Memo" describes the category of the RFC,
+ including the distribution statement. This text is included
+ irrespective of the source stream of the RFC.
+
+ The "Status of This Memo" will start with a single sentence
+ describing the status. It will also include a statement describing
+ the stream-specific review of the material (which is stream-
+
+
+
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+ dependent). This is an important component of status, insofar as it
+ clarifies the breadth and depth of review, and gives the reader an
+ understanding of how to consider its content.
+
+3.2.1. Paragraph 1
+
+ The first paragraph of the Status of this Memo section contains a
+ single sentence, clearly standing out. It depends on the category of
+ the document.
+
+ For 'Standards Track' documents:
+ "This is an Internet Standards Track document."
+
+ For 'Best Current Practices' documents:
+ "This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice."
+
+ For other categories:
+ "This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification;
+ <it is published for other purposes>."
+
+ For Informational, Experimental, Historic and future categories of
+ RFCs, the RFC Editor will maintain an appropriate text for <it is
+ published for other purposes>. Suggested initial values are:
+
+ Informational:
+ "it is published for informational purposes."
+
+ Historic:
+ "it is published for the historical record."
+
+ Experimental:
+ "it is published for examination, experimental implementation, and
+ evaluation."
+
+3.2.2. Paragraph 2
+
+ The second paragraph of the "Status of This Memo" will now include a
+ paragraph describing the type of review and exposure the document has
+ received. This is defined on a per-stream basis, subject to general
+ review and oversight by the RFC Editor and IAB. There is a specific
+ structure defined here to ensure there is clarity about review
+ processes and document types. These paragraphs will need to be
+ defined and maintained as part of RFC stream definitions. Suggested
+ initial text, for current streams, is provided below.
+
+ The paragraph may include some text that is specific to the initial
+ document category; when a document is Experimental or Historic, the
+ second paragraph opens with:
+
+
+
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+ Experimental:
+ "This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
+ community."
+
+ Historic:
+ "This document defines a Historic Document for the Internet
+ community."
+
+ The text that follows is stream dependent -- these are suggested
+ initial values and may be updated by stream definition document
+ updates.
+
+ IETF Stream:
+ "This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
+ (IETF)."
+
+ If there has been an IETF consensus call per IETF process, an
+ additional sentence should be added:
+
+ "It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
+ received public review and has been approved for publication by
+ the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG)."
+
+ If there has not been such a consensus call, then this simply
+ reads:
+
+ "It has been approved for publication by the Internet
+ Engineering Steering Group (IESG)."
+
+ IAB Stream:
+ "This document is a product of the Internet Architecture Board
+ (IAB) and represents information that the IAB has deemed valuable
+ to provide for permanent record."
+
+ IRTF Stream:
+ "This document is a product of the Internet Research Task Force
+ (IRTF). The IRTF publishes the results of Internet-related
+ research and development activities. These results might not be
+ suitable for deployment."
+
+ In addition, a sentence indicating the consensus base within the
+ IRTF may be added:
+
+ "This RFC represents the consensus of the <insert_name>
+ Research Group of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)."
+
+ or alternatively
+
+
+
+
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+ "This RFC represents the individual opinion(s) of one or more
+ members of the <insert_name> Research Group of the Internet
+ Research Task Force (IRTF)."
+
+ Independent Stream:
+ "This is a contribution to the RFC Series, independently of any
+ other RFC stream. The RFC Editor has chosen to publish this
+ document at its discretion and makes no statement about its value
+ for implementation or deployment."
+
+ For non-IETF stream documents, a reference to Section 2 of this RFC
+ is added with the following sentence:
+
+ "Documents approved for publication by the [stream approver --
+ currently, one of: "IAB", "IRSG", or "RFC Editor"] are not a
+ candidate for any level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC
+ 5741."
+
+ For IETF stream documents, a similar reference is added for BCP and
+ Standards Track documents:
+
+ "Further information on [BCPs or Internet Standards] is available
+ in Section 2 of RFC 5741."
+
+ For all other categories:
+
+ "Not all documents approved by the IESG are a candidate for any
+ level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741."
+
+3.2.3. Paragraph 3
+
+ The boilerplate ends with a reference to where further relevant
+ information can be found. This information may include, subject to
+ the RFC Editor's discretion, information about whether the RFC has
+ been updated or obsoleted, the RFC's origin, a listing of possible
+ errata, information about how to provide feedback and suggestion, and
+ information on how to submit errata as described in [RFC-ERRATA].
+ The exact wording and URL is subject to change (at the RFC Editor's
+ discretion), but current text is:
+
+ "Information about the current status of this document, any
+ errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
+ http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc<rfc-no>."
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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+
+3.2.4. Noteworthy
+
+ Note that the text in paragraph 1 and 2 of the boilerplate indicate
+ the initial status of a document. During their lifetime, documents
+ can change status to e.g., Historic. This cannot be reflected in the
+ document itself and will need be reflected in the information
+ referred to in Section 3.2.3.
+
+3.3. Additional Notes
+
+ Exceptionally, a review and publication process may prescribe
+ additional notes that will appear as labeled notes after the "Status
+ of This Memo".
+
+ While this has been a common feature of recent RFCs, it is the goal
+ of this document to make the overall RFC structure adequately clear
+ to remove the need for such notes, or at least make their usage truly
+ exceptional.
+
+3.4. Other Structural Information in RFCs
+
+ RFCs contain other structural informational elements. The RFC Editor
+ is responsible for the positioning and layout of these structural
+ elements. Note also that new elements may be introduced or obsoleted
+ using a process consistent with [RFC4844]. These additions may or
+ may not require documentation in an RFC.
+
+ Currently the following structural information is available or is
+ being considered for inclusion in RFCs:
+
+ Copyright Notice
+ A copyright notice with a reference to BCP 78 [BCP78] and an
+ Intellectual Property statement referring to BCP 78 and BCP 79
+ [BCP79]. The content of these statements are defined by those
+ BCPs.
+
+ ISSN
+ The International Standard Serial Number [ISO3297]:
+ ISSN 2070-1721. The ISSN uniquely identifies the RFC series as
+ title regardless of language or country in which it is published.
+ The ISSN itself has no significance other than the unique
+ identification of a serial publication.
+
+4. Security Considerations
+
+ This document tries to clarify the descriptions of the status of an
+ RFC. Misunderstanding the status of a memo could cause
+ interoperability problems, hence security and stability problems.
+
+
+
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+
+5. RFC Editor Considerations
+
+ The RFC Editor is responsible for maintaining the consistency of the
+ RFC series. To that end the RFC Editor maintains a style manual
+ [RFC-style]. In this memo we mention a few explicit structural
+ elements that the RFC Editor needs to maintain. The conventions for
+ the content and use of all current and future elements are to be
+ documented in the style manual.
+
+ Adding a reference to the stream in the header of RFCs is only one
+ method for clarifying from which stream an RFC originated. The RFC
+ Editor is encouraged to add such indication in e.g., indices and
+ interfaces.
+
+6. References
+
+6.1. Normative References
+
+ [RFC2026] Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process --
+ Revision 3", BCP 9, RFC 2026, October 1996.
+
+ [RFC5742] Alvestrand, H. and R. Housley, "IESG Procedures for
+ Handling of Independent and IRTF Stream Submissions",
+ BCP 92, RFC 5742, December 2009.
+
+6.2. Informative References
+
+ [ISO3297] Technical Committee ISO/TC 46, Information and
+ documentation, Subcommittee SC 9, Identification and
+ description., "Information and documentation -
+ International standard serial number (ISSN)", 09 2007.
+
+ [RFC0003] Crocker, S., "Documentation conventions", RFC 3,
+ April 1969.
+
+ [RFC1311] Postel, J., "Introduction to the STD Notes", RFC 1311,
+ March 1992.
+
+ [RFC1150] Malkin, G. and J. Reynolds, "FYI on FYI: Introduction
+ to the FYI Notes", RFC 1150, March 1990.
+
+ [RFC2223] Postel, J. and J. Reynolds, "Instructions to RFC
+ Authors", RFC 2223, October 1997.
+
+ [RFC2629] Rose, M., "Writing I-Ds and RFCs using XML", RFC 2629,
+ June 1999.
+
+
+
+
+
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+
+ [RFC4844] Daigle, L. and Internet Architecture Board, "The RFC
+ Series and RFC Editor", RFC 4844, July 2007.
+
+ [RFC5143] Malis, A., Brayley, J., Shirron, J., Martini, L., and
+ S. Vogelsang, "Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous
+ Digital Hierarchy (SONET/SDH) Circuit Emulation Service
+ over MPLS (CEM) Encapsulation", RFC 5143,
+ February 2008.
+
+ [RFC-ERRATA] Hagens, A., Ginoza, S., and R. Braden, "RFC Editor
+ Proposal for Handling RFC Errata", Work in Progress,
+ May 2008.
+
+ [BCP78] Bradner, S., Ed. and J. Contreras, Ed., "Rights
+ Contributors Provide to the IETF Trust", BCP 78,
+ RFC 5378, November 2008.
+
+ [BCP79] Bradner, S., Ed. and T. Narten, Ed., "Intellectual
+ Property Rights in IETF Technology", BCP 79, RFC 3979,
+ April 2007.
+
+ Narten, T., "Clarification of the Third Party
+ Disclosure Procedure in RFC 3979", BCP 79, RFC 4879,
+ April 2007.
+
+ [RFC-style] RFC Editor, "RFC Style Guide",
+ <http://www.rfc-editor.org/styleguide.html>.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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+Appendix A. Some Example 'Status of This Memo' Boilerplates
+
+A.1. IETF Standards Track
+
+ The boilerplate for a Standards Track document that (by definition)
+ has been subject to an IETF consensus call.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Status of This Memo
+
+ This is an Internet Standards Track document.
+
+ This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
+ (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
+ received public review and has been approved for publication by
+ the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further
+ information on Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of
+ RFC 5741.
+
+ Information about the current status of this document, any
+ errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
+ http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc<rfc-no>.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+A.2. IETF Experimental, with Consensus Call
+
+ The boilerplate for an Experimental document that has been subject to
+ an IETF consensus call.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Status of This Memo
+
+ This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
+ published for examination, experimental implementation, and
+ evaluation.
+
+ This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
+ community. This document is a product of the Internet Engineering
+ Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF
+ community. It has received public review and has been approved for
+ publication by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Not
+ all documents approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of
+ Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.
+
+ Information about the current status of this document, any
+ errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
+ http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc<rfc-no>.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+
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+A.3. IETF Experimental, No Consensus Call
+
+ The boilerplate for an Experimental document that not has been
+ subject to an IETF consensus call.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Status of This Memo
+
+ This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
+ published for examination, experimental implementation, and
+ evaluation.
+
+ This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
+ community. This document is a product of the Internet Engineering
+ Task Force (IETF). It has been approved for publication by the
+ Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Not all documents
+ approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet
+ Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.
+
+ Information about the current status of this document, any
+ errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
+ http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc<rfc-no>.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+A.4. IAB Informational
+
+ The boilerplate for an Informational IAB document.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Status of This Memo
+
+ This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
+ published for informational purposes.
+
+ This document is a product of the Internet Architecture Board
+ (IAB) and represents information that the IAB has deemed valuable
+ to provide for permanent record. Documents approved for publication
+ by the IAB are not a candidate for any level of Internet Standard;
+ see Section 2 of RFC 5741.
+
+ Information about the current status of this document, any
+ errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
+ http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc<rfc-no>.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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+A.5. IRTF Experimental, No Consensus Call
+
+ The boilerplate for an Experimental document that has been produced
+ by the IRTF and for which there was no RG consensus. This variation
+ is the most verbose boilerplate in the current set.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Status of This Memo
+
+ This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
+ published for examination, experimental implementation, and
+ evaluation.
+
+ This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
+ community. This document is a product of the Internet Research Task
+ Force (IRTF). The IRTF publishes the results of Internet-related
+ research and development activities. These results might not be
+ suitable for deployment. This RFC represents the individual
+ opinion(s) of one or more members of the <insert_name> Research Group
+ of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). Documents approved for
+ publication by the IRSG are not a candidate for any level of Internet
+ Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.
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+ Information about the current status of this document, any
+ errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
+ http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc<rfc-no>.
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+Status of This Memo
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+ This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
+ published for informational purposes.
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+ This is a contribution to the RFC Series, independently of any
+ other RFC stream. The RFC Editor has chosen to publish this
+ document at its discretion and makes no statement about its value
+ for implementation or deployment. Documents approved for
+ publication by the RFC Editor are not a candidate for any level of
+ Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.
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+ Information about the current status of this document, any
+ errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
+ http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc<rfc-no>.
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+Appendix B. IAB Members at Time of Approval
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+ The IAB members at the time this memo was approved were (in
+ alphabetical order): Loa Andersson, Gonzalo Camarillo, Stuart
+ Cheshire, Russ Housley, Olaf Kolkman, Gregory Lebovitz, Barry Leiba,
+ Kurtis Lindqvist, Andrew Malis, Danny McPherson, David Oran, Dave
+ Thaler, and Lixia Zhang. In addition, the IAB included two
+ ex-officio members: Dow Street, who was serving as the IAB Executive
+ Director, and Aaron Falk, who was serving as the IRTF Chair.
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+Appendix C. Acknowledgements
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+ Thanks to Bob Braden, Brian Carpenter, Steve Crocker, Sandy Ginoza,
+ and John Klensin who provided background information and inspiration.
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+ Various people have made suggestions that improved the document.
+ Among them are: Lars Eggert, Alfred Hoenes, and Joe Touch.
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+Authors' Addresses
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+ Leslie Daigle (editor)
+ EMail: daigle@isoc.org, leslie@thinkingcat.com
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+ EMail: olaf@nlnetlabs.nl
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