RFC 2629 · INFORMATIONAL · 1999
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Writing I-Ds and RFCs using XML
Overview
RFC 2629, “Writing I-Ds and RFCs using XML”, is an Informational document published in June 1999 by M. Rose. It has been obsoleted by RFC 7749 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo presents a technique for using XML (Extensible Markup Language) as a source format for documents in the Internet-Drafts (I-Ds) and Request for Comments (RFC) series. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
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
Other RFCs from 1999
- RFC 2628 Simple Cryptographic Program Interface
- RFC 2630 Cryptographic Message Syntax
- RFC 2627 Key Management for Multicast: Issues and Architectures
- RFC 2631 Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Method
- RFC 2626 The Internet and the Millennium Problem
- RFC 2632 S/MIME Version 3 Certificate Handling
- RFC 2625 IP and ARP over Fibre Channel
- RFC 2633 S/MIME Version 3 Message Specification