RFC 7700 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2015

Preparation, Enforcement, and Comparison of Internationalized Strings Representing Nicknames

Overview

RFC 7700, “Preparation, Enforcement, and Comparison of Internationalized Strings Representing Nicknames”, is a Proposed Standard document published in December 2015 by P. Saint-Andre. It has been obsoleted by RFC 8266 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes methods for handling Unicode strings representing memorable, human-friendly names (called "nicknames", "display names", or "petnames") for people, devices, accounts, websites, and other entities.

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

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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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 8266
Other RFCs from 2015

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