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(_dot_)rafiee(_at_)huawei(_dot_)com> wrote:
>
> Thank you Andy!
> Best,
> Hosnieh
> From: Andrew G. Malis [mailto:agmalis(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com] 
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 1:57 PM
> To: Hosnieh Rafiee
> Cc: ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
> 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(_at_)rfc-editor(_dot_)org . 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(_dot_)rafiee(_at_)huawei(_dot_)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
>
>
>