RFC 5742 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2009

IESG Procedures for Handling of Independent and IRTF Stream Submissions

Overview

RFC 5742, “IESG Procedures for Handling of Independent and IRTF Stream Submissions”, is a Best Current Practice document published in December 2009 by H. Alvestrand, R. Housley. It updates RFC 2026, RFC 3710. It obsoletes RFC 3932. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the procedures used by the IESG for handling documents submitted for RFC publication from the Independent Submission and IRTF streams.

This document updates procedures described in RFC 2026 and RFC 3710. This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Best Current Practice” means

Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 3932
This RFC updates
RFC 2026 RFC 3710
Other RFCs from 2009

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