RFC 2148 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 1997
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Deployment of the Internet White Pages Service
Overview
RFC 2148, “Deployment of the Internet White Pages Service”, is a Best Current Practice document published in September 1997 by H. Alvestrand, P. Jurg. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes the way in which the Internet White Pages Service is best exploited using today's experience, today's protocols, today's products and today's procedures. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
What “Best Current Practice” means
Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.
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