RFC 2418: IETF Working Group Guidelines and Procedures
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes the guidelines and procedures for formation and operation of IETF working groups. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC2418
- Published
- September 1998
- Authors
- S. Bradner
- Status
- BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- gen
- Pages
- 26
- Also known as
- BCP25
- Obsoletes:
- RFC 1603
Topics
Referenced by
6 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.
- RFC 3934Updates to RFC 2418 Regarding the Management of IETF Mailing ListsObsoleted
October 2004
- RFC 7475Increasing the Number of Area Directors in an IETF AreaCurrent
March 2015
- RFC 7776IETF Anti-Harassment ProceduresUpdated
March 2016
- RFC 8717IETF Administrative Support Activity 2.0: Consolidated Updates to IETF Administrative TerminologyCurrent
February 2020
- RFC 9141Updating References to the IETF FTP ServiceCurrent
November 2021
- RFC 9945IETF Community ModerationCurrent
February 2026
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