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draft-iab-rfc5741bis-00
Network Working Group                                    J. Halpern, Ed.
Internet-Draft
Obsoletes: 5741 (if approved)                             L. Daigle, Ed.
Intended status: Informational
Expires: May 5, 2016                                     O. Kolkman, Ed.
                                                        Internet Society
                                             Internet Architecture Board
                                                                   (IAB)
                                                        November 2, 2015

               On RFC Streams, Headers, and Boilerplates
                        draft-iab-rfc5741bis-00

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 Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the
   provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79.

   Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering
   Task Force (IETF).  Note that other groups may also distribute
   working documents as Internet-Drafts.  The list of current Internet-
   Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/.

   Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months
   and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any
   time.  It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference
   material or to cite them other than as "work in progress."

   This Internet-Draft will expire on May 5, 2016.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (c) 2015 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the
   document authors.  All rights reserved.

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   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 Simplified BSD License.

Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  RFC Streams and Internet Standards  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  RFC Structural Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.1.  The title page header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.2.  The Status of this Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.3.  Paragraph 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     3.4.  Paragraph 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     3.5.  Paragraph 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     3.6.  Noteworthy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   4.  Additional Notes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   5.  Other structural information in RFCs  . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   6.  Security considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   7.  IANA considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   8.  RFC Editor Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   9.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     9.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     9.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   Appendix A.  IAB members at time of approval  . . . . . . . . . .  10
   Appendix B.  Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   Appendix C.  Initial Formating Details  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     C.1.  Some Example 'Status of this Memo' boilerplates . . . . .  11
       C.1.1.  IETF Standards Track  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
       C.1.2.  IETF Experimental, with Consensus Call  . . . . . . .  11
       C.1.3.  IETF Experimental, No Consensus Call  . . . . . . . .  12
       C.1.4.  IAB Informational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
       C.1.5.  IRTF Experimental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
       C.1.6.  Independent Submission Informational  . . . . . . . .  14
     C.2.  RFC Title Page Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     C.3.  Samples regarding Status of this Memo . . . . . . . . . .  15
       C.3.1.  First Paragraph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
       C.3.2.  Second Paragraph  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16

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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 labelling 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
   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.  It describes the content required for each
   kind of information.  Details of exact textual and layout
   requirements are left to a web page maintained by the IAB, with due
   consultation with the community, for ease of maintenance.  This
   document obsoletes [RFC5741].

   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.  These, and any other
   standards-related documents (Informational or Experimental) are
   reviewed by appropriate IETF bodies and published as part of the IETF
   Stream.

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   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], [RFC4844], [RFC6410], and [RFC7127]
   and their successors for current details of the IETF process and RFC
   streams.

3.  RFC Structural Elements

   This section describes the elements that are commonly found in RFCs
   published today.  This document specifies information that is
   required in these publications.  Exact specification of the textual
   values required therein will be provided by an IAB web page

   (URL to be provided).

   As noted above, this web page is maintained by the IAB with due
   consultation with the community.  Initial proposed text to be used in
   that web page is included in Appendix C.

3.1.  The title page header

   The information at the front of the RFC includes the name and
   affiliation of the authors of the The right column contains author
   name and affiliation as well as the RFC publication month.

   There is a set of additional information that is needed at the front
   of the RFC.  Historically, this has been presented with the
   information below in a left hand column, and the author related
   information described above in the right.

   <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.

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      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:

      *  Internet Engineering Task Force

      *  Internet Architecture Board

      *  Internet Research Task Force

      *  Independent

   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] and STDs [RFC1311].  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" [RFC7322].
      Variants 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.

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   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-
   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.

3.3.  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.

3.4.  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.  The IAB defines a
   specific structure defined to ensure there is clarity about review
   processes and document types.

3.5.  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 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
   [I-D.rfc-editor-errata-process].  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/<static-path>/rfc<rfc-no>.html"

3.6.  Noteworthy

   Note that the texts 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 refered
   to in Section 5.

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4.  Additional Notes

   Exceptionally, a review and publication process may prescribe
   additional notes that will appear as labelled 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.

5.  Other structural information in RFCs

   RFCs contain other structural informational elements.  The RFC Editor
   is responsible for the positioning and layout of these structural
   element.  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 BCP78
      [BCP78] and an Intellectual Property statement referring to BCP78
      and BCP79 [BCP79].  The content of these statements are defined by
      those BCPs.

   ISSN  The International Standard Serial Number [ISO.3297.2007]: 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.

6.  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.

7.  IANA considerations

   None.

8.  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
   [RFC7322].  In this memo we mention a few explicit structural

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   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.

   [The rest of this section contains specific instructions towards
   editing this document and can be removed before publication]

   This section of the document needs to be removed before publication.

   This memo introduces a number of modifications that will have to be
   implemented in various tools, such as the xml2rfc tool, the nit
   tracker and the rfc-erratum portal.

   The number "XXXX" is to be replaced with RFC number of this memo.

   In section Section 5: For the final publication, it should be
   warranted that the ISSN is *not* split by a line break, for clarity.

   The URL in Appendix C.1 should be replaced with whatever the RFC
   Editor decides upon.

9.  References

9.1.  Normative References

   [RFC2026]  Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision
              3", BCP 9, RFC 2026, DOI 10.17487/RFC2026, October 1996,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2026>.

   [RFC5742]  Alvestrand, H. and R. Housley, "IESG Procedures for
              Handling of Independent and IRTF Stream Submissions",
              BCP 92, RFC 5742, DOI 10.17487/RFC5742, December 2009,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5742>.

9.2.  Informative References

   [ISO.3297.2007]
              Technical Committee ISO/TC 46, Information and
              documentation, Subcommittee SC 9, Identification and
              description., "Information and documentation -
              International standard serial number (ISSN)", ISO Standard
              3297, 09 2007.

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   [RFC0003]  Crocker, S., "Documentation conventions", RFC 3,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC0003, April 1969,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3>.

   [RFC1150]  Malkin, G. and J. Reynolds, "FYI on FYI: Introduction to
              the FYI Notes", RFC 1150, DOI 10.17487/RFC1150, March
              1990, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1150>.

   [RFC1311]  Postel, J., "Introduction to the STD Notes", RFC 1311,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC1311, March 1992,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1311>.

   [RFC2629]  Rose, M., "Writing I-Ds and RFCs using XML", RFC 2629,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2629, June 1999,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2629>.

   [RFC3967]  Bush, R. and T. Narten, "Clarifying when Standards Track
              Documents may Refer Normatively to Documents at a Lower
              Level", BCP 97, RFC 3967, DOI 10.17487/RFC3967, December
              2004, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3967>.

   [RFC3979]  Bradner, S., Ed., "Intellectual Property Rights in IETF
              Technology", BCP 79, RFC 3979, DOI 10.17487/RFC3979, March
              2005, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3979>.

   [RFC4749]  Sollaud, A., "RTP Payload Format for the G.729.1 Audio
              Codec", RFC 4749, DOI 10.17487/RFC4749, October 2006,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4749>.

   [RFC4844]  Daigle, L., Ed. and Internet Architecture Board, "The RFC
              Series and RFC Editor", RFC 4844, DOI 10.17487/RFC4844,
              July 2007, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4844>.

   [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,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC5143, February 2008,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5143>.

   [RFC5378]  Bradner, S., Ed. and J. Contreras, Ed., "Rights
              Contributors Provide to the IETF Trust", BCP 78, RFC 5378,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC5378, November 2008,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5378>.

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   [RFC5741]  Daigle, L., Ed., Kolkman, O., Ed., and IAB, "RFC Streams,
              Headers, and Boilerplates", RFC 5741,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC5741, December 2009,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5741>.

   [RFC6410]  Housley, R., Crocker, D., and E. Burger, "Reducing the
              Standards Track to Two Maturity Levels", BCP 9, RFC 6410,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC6410, October 2011,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6410>.

   [RFC7127]  Kolkman, O., Bradner, S., and S. Turner, "Characterization
              of Proposed Standards", BCP 9, RFC 7127,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC7127, January 2014,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7127>.

   [RFC7322]  Flanagan, H. and S. Ginoza, "RFC Style Guide", RFC 7322,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC7322, September 2014,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7322>.

   [I-D.rfc-editor-errata-process]
              Ginoza, S., Hagens, A., and R. Braden, "RFC Editor
              Proposal for Handling RFC Errata", draft-rfc-editor-
              errata-process-02 (work in progress), May 2008.

   [BCP78]    Bradner, S., Ed. and J. Contreras, Ed., "Rights
              Contributors Provide to the IETF Trust", BCP 78, November
              2008.

              At the moment of publication:[RFC5378]

   [BCP79]    Bradner, S., Ed. and T. Narten, Ed., "Intellectual
              Property Rights in IETF Technology", BCP 79, April 2007.

              At the moment of publication:[RFC3979]and[RFC4749]

Appendix A.  IAB members at time of approval

   The IAB members at the time this memo was approved were (in
   alphabetical order):

Appendix B.  Acknowledgements

   Thanks to Bob Braden, Brian Carpenter, Steve Crocker, Sandy Ginoza,
   and John Klensin who provided background information and inspiration.

   Thanks to the members of the RFC Series Oversight Committee (RSOC)
   for assistance and review: Alexey Melnikov, Nevil Brownlee, Bob
   Hinden, Sarah Banks, Robert Sparks, and Joe Hildebrand.

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   Various people have made suggestions that improved the document.
   Among them are: Lars Eggert, Alfred Hoenes, and Joe Touch.

   This document was produced using the xml2rfc tool [RFC2629].

Appendix C.  Initial Formating Details

   This section provides suggested starting text for the use of the IAB
   in order to simplify populating the web page to be used to maintain
   the list of requried verbiage.

C.1.  Some Example 'Status of this Memo' boilerplates

   [Editor note: The URLs used in this example are examples.]

C.1.1.  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 a consensus of the IETF community.  It has
    received public review and has been approved for publication by
    the Internet Engineering Steering Group. Further information on
    the Internet Standards Track is available in Section 2 of RFC
    XXXX."

    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/rfc0000.html

------------------------------------------------------------------------

C.1.2.  IETF Experimental, with Consensus Call

   The boilerplate for an Experimental document that has been subject to
   an IETF consensus call.

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
Status of this Memo

    This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it
    has been published for Experimental purposes.

    This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
    community.  Discussion and suggestions for improvement are
    requested.  This document is a product of the Internet Engineering
    Task Force (IETF).  It represents a 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 candidate for
    any level of Internet Standards see Section 2 of RFC XXXX.

    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/rfc0000.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------

C.1.3.  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
    has been published for Experimental purposes.

    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.  Not all documents approved
    by the IESG are candidate for any level of Internet Standards see
    Section 2 of RFC XXXX.

    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/rfc0000.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------

C.1.4.  IAB Informational

   The boilerplate for an Informational IAB document.

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
Status of this Memo

    This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it
    has been 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 XXXX."

    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/rfc0000.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------

C.1.5.  IRTF Experimental

   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
    has been published for Experimental purposes.

    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 BLAFOO Research Group of
    the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF).  Documents approved for
    publication by the IRTF are not a candidate for any level of
    Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC XXXX."

    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/rfc0000.html
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C.1.6.  Independent Submission Informational

   The boilerplate for an Informational document that has been produced
   by the Independent Submission stream.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Status of This Memo

   This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
   published for informational purposes.

   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.

   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/rfc0000.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------

C.2.  RFC Title Page Header

   An RFC title page header can be described as follows:

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<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:

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Network Working Group                                          T. Dierks
Request for Comments: 4346                                   Independent
Obsoletes: 2246                                              E. Rescorla
Category: Standards Track                                     RTFM, Inc.
                                                              April 2006

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C.3.  Samples regarding Status of this Memo

   The following sections describe mandated text for use in specific
   parts of the "Status of this Memo" portion of an RFC.

C.3.1.  First Paragraph

   The following are the approved texts for use in the first paragraph
   of the "Status of this Memo" portion of an RFC.

   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>.  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."

C.3.2.  Second Paragraph

   The paragraph may include some text that is specific to the initial
   document category, as follows: when a document is Experimental or
   Historic the second paragraph opens with:

   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 initial values
   and may be updated by stream definition document updates and recorded
   by the IAB on the web page..

   IETF Stream:  "This document is a product of the Internet Engineering
      Task Force (IETF)."

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      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 "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 XXXX."

   For IETF stream documents a similar reference is added: "Further
   information on [BCPs or Internet Standards] is available in Section 2
   of RFC XXXX." for BCP and Standard Track documents; "Not all
   documents approved by the IESG are candidate for any level of
   Internet Standards; see Section 2 of RFC XXXX." for all other
   categories.

Authors' Addresses

   Joel M. Halpern (editor)

   Email: jmh@joelhalpern.com

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   Leslie Daigle (editor)

   Email: ldaigle@thinkingcat.com

   Olaf M. Kolkman (editor)
   Internet Society

   Email: kolkman@isoc.org

   Internet Architecture Board

   Email: iab@iab.org

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