Governing RFCs
The RFC Editor function is currently defined and governed by the following RFCs:
- RFC 2026:
Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3", BCP 9, RFC 2026, October 1996.
- RFC 4844:
Daigle, L. and Internet Architecture Board, "The RFC Series and RFC Editor", RFC 4844, July 2007.
- RFC 4846:
Klensin, J. and D. Thaler, "Independent Submissions to the RFC Editor", RFC 4846, July 2007.
The following RFCs define particular RFC contents:
- RFC 5226 (IANA Considerations):
Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section
in RFCs", BCP 26, RFC 5226, May 2008.
- RFC 3552 (Security Considerations):
Rescorla, E. and B. Korver, "Guidelines for Writing RFC Text on Security Considerations",
BCP 72, RFC 3552, July 2003.
- RFC 2277 (Internationalization Considerations):
Alvestrand, H., "IETF Policy on Character Sets and Languages", BCP 18, RFC 2277, January 1998.
The following RFCs govern intellectual property issues related to RFCs:
- RFC 3978:
Bradner, S., "IETF Rights in Contributions", BCP 78, RFC 3978, March 2005. RFC3979
- RFC 3979:
Bradner, S., "Intellectual Property Rights in IETF Technology", BCP 79, RFC 3979, March 2005.
- RFC 4748:
Bradner, S., "RFC 3978 Update to Recognize the IETF Trust", BCP 78, RFC 4748, October 2006.
The following RFCs govern RFC Editor actions with respect to particular IANA registrations:
- RFC 3406:
Daigle, L., van Gulik, D., Iannella, R., and P. Faltstrom, "Uniform Resource Names (URN)
Namespace Definition Mechanisms", BCP 66, RFC 3406, October 2002.
- RFC 4288:
Freed, N. and J. Klensin, "Media Type Specifications and Registration Procedures", BCP 13,
RFC 4288, December 2005. RFC4289 .
- RFC 4289:
Freed, N. and J. Klensin, "Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Four:
Registration Procedures", RFC 4289, December 2005.
- RFC 4395:
T. Hansen, T. Hardie, L. Masinter,
"Guidelines and Registration Procedures for New URI Schemes", RFC 4395, BCP 115, February 2006.
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