RFC 115 (rfc115) - Page 1 of 8
Some Network Information Center policies on handling documents
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Network Working Group R. Watson
Request for Comments: 115 J. North
NIC 5822 Stanford Research Institute (ARC)
16 April 1971
SOME NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER POLICIES ON HANDLING DOCUMENTS
INTRODUCTION
The Network Information Center (NIC) seeks to facilitate the flow of
information between sites on the Network and to and from other
stations whose work makes them valuable as participants in the
Network dialog. The NIC is concerned both with the techniques for
the flow and with optimizing the content of the information itself.
Some aspects of the work of the NIC in support of information flow
are described here, and some suggestions made to Network participants
of ways they can help this work.
All information handled by the NIC is available to any Network
participant. All information generated by the NIC is unclassified
and is without distribution limitation except as dictated by staff
and budget size. Any information sent by an originating party to the
NIC for recording or distribution is presumed to be unclassified and
without distribution limitations as well. Any statement carried by a
document thus submitted which seems to imply a limitation on
distribution, quotation, or citation is presumed not to apply to its
handling by the Network Information Center.
NIC NUMBER
One important function of the Network Information Center is to make
records of the existence of RFC's, formal NIC-related manuals and
reports, Network memos, other Network informational items, and other
informational items of interest to Network participants, and to index
these records so that such items can be recalled when needed.
To tag the informational items a serial number is assigned by NIC.
The serial number has no intrinsic meaning, not even necessarily an
indication of sequence of issue. It is a unique identifier and can
be used to refer to the item in further communications, to facilitate
indexing, and to allow numeric filing of documents.
Watson & North
