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RFC 3187: Using International Standard Book Numbers as Uniform Resource Names

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 8254.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 8254 — Uniform Resource Name (URN) Namespace Registration Transition

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

This document discusses how International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN) can be supported within the URN (Uniform Resource Names) framework and the syntax for URNs defined in RFC 2141. Much of the discussion below is based on the ideas expressed in RFC 2288. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

Document record

Document ID
RFC3187
Published
October 2001
Authors
J. Hakala; H. Walravens
Status
HISTORIC
Stream
Legacy
Area
—
Pages
11
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 8254

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 3044 (2001)
  2. RFC 3187 (2001)
  3. RFC 8254 (2017) ✓

Read the full history of Uniform Resource Name (URN) Namespace Registration Transition →

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