RFC 1603 · INFORMATIONAL · 1994

IETF Working Group Guidelines and Procedures

Overview

RFC 1603, “IETF Working Group Guidelines and Procedures”, is an Informational document published in March 1994 by E. Huizer, D. Crocker. It has since been updated by RFC 1871. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2418 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the guidelines and procedures for formation and operation of IETF working groups. It describes the formal relationship between IETF participants WG and the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

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What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 2418
Updated by
RFC 1871
Other RFCs from 1994

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