RFC 8958 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2020
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Updated Registration Rules for URI.ARPA
Overview
RFC 8958, “Updated Registration Rules for URI.ARPA”, is a Best Current Practice document published in December 2020 by T. Hardie. It updates RFC 3405. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document updates RFC 3405 by removing references to the IETF tree from the procedures for requesting that a URI scheme be inserted into the URI.ARPA zone.
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
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