RFC 1602: The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 2
This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 2026.
Current document in this lineage: RFC 2026 — The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document is a revision of RFC 1310, which defined the official procedures for creating and documenting Internet Standards. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC1602
- Published
- March 1994
- Authors
- Internet Architecture Board; Internet Engineering Steering Group
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 37
- Also known as
- —
Standards lineage
This document is one revision in a chain of 4 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.
- RFC 1310 (1992)
- RFC 1602 (1994)
- RFC 1871 (1995)
- RFC 2026 (1996) ✓
Read the full history of The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3 →
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2 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.
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