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[Tools-discuss] Making xi:include links to non-RFCs with bibxml

Paul Hoffman <phoffman@proper.com> Mon, 11 August 2025 20:54 UTC

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Greetings again. For drafts written in XML, we are supposed to be using xi:include elements. That works fine for RFCs:

<xi:include href="https://bib.ietf.org/public/rfc/bibxml/reference.RFC.1234.xml"/>

Some drafts also reference BCPs, STDs, and Internet drafts. I'm using <https://bib.ietf.org/> to find the correct URLs. However:

BCP 123 is:
   https://bib.ietf.org/public/rfc/bibxml9/reference.BCP.0123.xml

STD 10 is:
   https://bib.ietf.org/public/rfc/bibxml9/reference.STD.0010.xml

draft-hoffman-duj is:
   https://bib.ietf.org/public/rfc/bibxml3/reference.I-D.hoffman-duj.xml

I'm concerned about the long-lived naming for "bibxml9" and "bibxml3" in those URLs. Is there some other URL I should be using for these? Or should those be considered long-lived?

--Paul Hoffman

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