%% You should probably cite draft-ietf-appsawg-xdash instead of this I-D. @techreport{saintandre-xdash-03, number = {draft-saintandre-xdash-03}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-saintandre-xdash/03/}, author = {Peter Saint-Andre and Dave Crocker and Mark Nottingham}, title = {{Deprecating Use of the "X-" Prefix in Application Protocols}}, pagetotal = 12, year = 2011, month = jul, day = 26, abstract = {Historically, there has often been a perceived distinction between "standard" and "non-standard" parameters (such as media types and header fields), by prefixing the latter with the string "X-" or similar constructions (e.g., "x."). In practice, this convention causes more problems than it solves. Therefore, this document deprecates the "X-" convention for most application protocol parameters.}, }