RFC 8315 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2018
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Cancel-Locks in Netnews Articles
Overview
RFC 8315, “Cancel-Locks in Netnews Articles”, is a Proposed Standard document published in February 2018 by M. Baeuerle. It updates RFC 5537. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines an extension to the Netnews Article Format that may be used to authenticate the withdrawal of existing articles. This document updates RFC 5537.
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
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- RFC 8313 Use of Multicast across Inter-domain Peering Points
- RFC 8317 Ethernet-Tree Support in Ethernet VPN and Provider Backbone Bridging EVPN
- RFC 8312 CUBIC for Fast Long-Distance Networks
- RFC 8318 IAB, IESG, and IAOC Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: IAOC Advisor for the Nominating Committee
- RFC 8311 Relaxing Restrictions on Explicit Congestion Notification Experimentation
- RFC 8319 Support for Adjustable Maximum Router Lifetimes per Link