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BCP 97

The BCP subseries collects Best Current Practice documents. A BCP number may cover one or more RFCs that together define a practice or guideline.

3 documents

  • RFC 3967Clarifying when Standards Track Documents may Refer Normatively to Documents at a Lower LevelUpdated
    January 2005best current practice
  • RFC 4897Handling Normative References to Standards-Track DocumentsCurrent
    June 2007best current practice
  • RFC 8067Updating When Standards Track Documents May Refer Normatively to Documents at a Lower LevelCurrent
    January 2017best current practice

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