RFC 3688 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2004
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
The IETF XML Registry
Overview
RFC 3688, “The IETF XML Registry”, is a Best Current Practice document published in January 2004 by M. Mealling. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes an IANA maintained registry for IETF standards which use Extensible Markup Language (XML) related items such as Namespaces, Document Type Declarations (DTDs), Schemas, and Resource Description Framework (RDF) Schemas.
What “Best Current Practice” means
Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.
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