RFC 2900 (rfc2900) - Page 2 of 42

Internet Official Protocol Standards

RFC 2900                   Internet Standards                August 2001


1.  Overview

   This memo contains a snapshot of the state of standardization of
   protocols used in the Internet, as determined by the Internet
   Engineering Task Force (IETF).  It is a July 17, 2001 snapshot of the
   current official protocol standards list and the Best Current
   Practice list, which is updated daily and is available from the RFC
   Editor Web site.

   The RFC Editor publishes Request for Comments (RFC) documents that
   are the output of the IETF process or are submitted individually via
   electronic mail.  Further information about the RFC series is
   contained in section 2.1, RFC 2026 and at http://www.rfc-editor.org.

   This memo is published by the RFC Editor for the IESG and IAB in
   accordance with Section 2.1 of "The Internet Standards Process --
   Revision 3", RFC 2026, which specifies the rules and procedures by
   which all Internet standards are set.  Sections 3.1 - 3.6 of this
   memo contain the lists of protocols in each stage of standardization
   - Standard, Draft Standard, Proposed Standard, Experimental,
   Historic, as well as Best Current Practice documents.  Protocols that
   are new to this document or have been moved from one protocol level
   to another, or that differ from the previous edition of this document
   are marked with an asterisk.  Informational RFCs are not included.
   This memo lists the current standards track, Best Current Practice,
   Experimental, and Historic protocols; it is not a complete index to
   RFCs.

2.  Resources

   This section contains important contact information, for reference.

2.1.  Internet-Related Organizations

   Internet Architecture Board (IAB) Contact: www.iab.org

   Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Contact: www.ietf.org

   Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) Contact: www.irtf.org

   Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Contact: www.iana.org

2.2.  Request for Comments Editor (RFC Editor) Web Pages

   The RFC Editor maintains the official repository of all RFCs and
   indexes to them.  The RFC Editor web site is:

      http://www.rfc-editor.org.



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