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The IETF: RFCs and the protocols the internet actually runs
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Standards bodies
The IETF
RFCs and the protocols the internet actually runs
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The process
From Internet-Draft to RFC
Citing an Internet-Draft as if it were a standard is a real, common mistake
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Numbers are forever
One spec, three RFC numbers
A newer RFC obsoletes the old one by number; the old text never changes
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Working groups
Where this site's protocols come from
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Read the label
Not every RFC is a standard
RFC 2119, itself a BCP, defines what MUST, SHOULD and MAY mean everywhere else
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