Re: History behind RFC numbers

[Steve Crocker <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hosnieh,

I initiated the RFC series in 1969 and ran it for a couple of years.  I can answer questions about that period if you wish, though I think the story is pretty well documented.  The RFCs evolved substantially over time and others can speak to the evolution and current practice.

Steve 

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On Sep 29, 2014, at 8:07 AM, Hosnieh Rafiee <hosnieh.rafiee@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thank you Andy!

Best,

Hosnieh

From: Andrew G. Malis [mailto:agmalis@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 1:57 PM
To: Hosnieh Rafiee
Cc: ietf@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: History behind RFC numbers

 

Hosnieh,

 

I suggest you read:

 

http://www.rfc-editor.org/RFCoverview.html

 

http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2555.txt

 

http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfcfaq.html

 

There is also an email list to discuss details of the RFC series, which is rfc-interest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx . You can join the list and read the archives at https://www.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-interest .

 

Cheers,

Andy

 

 

On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 7:47 AM, Hosnieh Rafiee <hosnieh.rafiee@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,
Anybody knows the history behind RFC numbers. How it started and which document explained this. Sometimes I see it is not a sequential numbers for new RFCs.
Thanks
Best,
Hosnieh