Formally Deprecating Some ICMPv4 Message Types
RFC 6918, “Formally Deprecating Some ICMPv4 Message Types”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2013 by F. Gont, C. Pignataro. It updates RFC 792, RFC 950. It obsoletes RFC 1788. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
A number of ICMPv4 message types have become obsolete in practice, but have never been formally deprecated. This document deprecates such ICMPv4 message types, thus cleaning up the corresponding IANA registry. Additionally, it updates RFC 792 and RFC 950, obsoletes RFC 1788, and requests the RFC Editor to change the status of RFC 1788 to Historic.
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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- RFC 6917 Media Resource Brokering
- RFC 6919 Further Key Words for Use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
- RFC 6916 Algorithm Agility Procedure for the Resource Public Key Infrastructure
- RFC 6920 Naming Things with Hashes
- RFC 6915 Flow Identity Extension for HTTP-Enabled Location Delivery
- RFC 6921 Design Considerations for Faster-Than-Light Communication
- RFC 6914 SIMPLE Made Simple: An Overview of the IETF Specifications for Instant Messaging and Presence Using the Session Initiation Protocol
- RFC 6922 The application/sql Media Type