> The XML2RFC markup requires me to make edits in three different places
> to do references. Using Word as my source editor, I only put the
No, it does not. Two places.
The insertion of the second one could indeed be automated, but then you
would have to give a hint about normative vs informative.
Kramdown makes it very easy. All you need is to put, for example, {{!RFC2119}} for a normative reference or {{?RFC6241}} for an informative reference in the right place in the text. Everything else is automatic. I-Ds are also just as easy, for example {{!I-D.ietf-detnet-data-plane-framework}}.
Cheers,
Andy
