RFC Streams, Headers, and Boilerplates
RFC 7841
Document | Type |
RFC - Informational
(May 2016; Errata)
Obsoletes RFC 5741
Was draft-iab-rfc5741bis (iab)
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Authors | Joel Halpern , Leslie Daigle , Olaf Kolkman , IAB | ||
Last updated | 2020-01-21 | ||
Replaces | draft-halpern-iab-rfc5741bis | ||
Stream | IAB | ||
Formats | plain text html pdf htmlized with errata bibtex | ||
Stream | IAB state | Published RFC | |
Consensus Boilerplate | Yes | ||
RFC Editor Note | (None) |
Internet Architecture Board (IAB) J. Halpern, Ed. Request for Comments: 7841 L. Daigle, Ed. Obsoletes: 5741 O. Kolkman, Ed. Category: Informational May 2016 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. This document obsoletes RFC 5741, moving detailed content to an IAB web page and preparing for more flexible output formats. 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. It represents the consensus of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB). 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/rfc7841. Copyright Notice Copyright (c) 2016 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. Halpern, et al. Informational [Page 1] RFC 7841 RFC Streams, Headers, Boilerplates May 2016 Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. RFC Streams and Internet Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. RFC Structural Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3.1. The Title Page Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3.2. The Status of This Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3.3. Paragraph 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3.4. Paragraph 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3.5. Paragraph 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3.6. Noteworthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4. Additional Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5. Other Structural Information in RFCs . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7. RFC Editor Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Appendix A. Initial Formatting Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 A.1. RFC Title Page Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 A.2. Constructing a "Status of This Memo" Section . . . . . . 10 A.2.1. First Paragraph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 A.2.2. Second Paragraph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 A.2.3. Third Paragraph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 IAB Members at Time of Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 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 isShow full document text