RFC 2026, "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3", October 1996

Errata ID: 524
Status: Verified
Type: Technical
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Bob Harvey
Date Reported: 2002-12-30

Section 2.1 says:

   Some RFCs standardize the results of community deliberations about
   statements of principle or conclusions about what is the best way to
   perform some operations or IETF process function.  These RFCs form
   the specification has been adopted as a BCP, it is given the
   additional label "BCPxxx", but it keeps its RFC number and its place
   in the RFC series. (see section 5)

It should say:

   Some RFCs standardize the results of community deliberations about
   statements of principle or conclusions about what is the best way to
   to perform some operations or IETF process function.  These RFCs form
   the 'BCP' (Best Current Practice) subseries of the RFC series.  When 
   a specification has been adopted as a BCP, it is given the 
   additional label "BCPxxx", but it keeps its RFC number and its place
   in the RFC series. (see section 5)

Notes:

The following words are missing:

'BCP' (Best Current Practice) subseries of the RFC Series. When a

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