ObsoletedINFORMATIONALLegacy stream

RFC 2223: Instructions to RFC Authors

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 7322.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 7322RFC Style Guide

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This Request for Comments (RFC) provides information about the preparation of RFCs, and certain policies relating to the publication of RFCs. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

Document record

Document ID
RFC2223
Published
October 1997
Authors
J. Postel; J. Reynolds
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
Legacy
Area
Pages
20
Also known as
Obsoleted by:
RFC 7322
Updated by:
RFC 5741, RFC 6949

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 5 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 825 (1982)
  2. RFC 1111 (1989)
  3. RFC 1543 (1993)
  4. RFC 2223 (1997)
  5. RFC 7322 (2014)

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