Re: History behind RFC numbers

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@huawei.com> wrote:
> 
> Thank you Andy!
> Best,
> Hosnieh
> From: Andrew G. Malis [mailto:agmalis@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 1:57 PM
> To: Hosnieh Rafiee
> Cc: ietf@ietf.org
> Subject: Re: History behind RFC numbers
>  
> Hosnieh,
>  
> I suggest you read:
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> http://www.rfc-editor.org/RFCoverview.html
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> http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2555.txt
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> http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfcfaq.html
>  
> There is also an email list to discuss details of the RFC series, which is rfc-interest@rfc-editor.org . You can join the list and read the archives at https://www.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-interest .
>  
> Cheers,
> Andy
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>  
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 7:47 AM, Hosnieh Rafiee <hosnieh.rafiee@huawei.com> 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
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