RFC 1543 (rfc1543) - Page 1 of 16
Instructions to RFC Authors
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group J. Postel
Request for Comments: 1543 ISI
Obsoletes: RFCs 1111, 825 October 1993
Category: Informational
Instructions to RFC Authors
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo
does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of
this memo is unlimited.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Editorial Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Format Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3a. ASCII Format Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3b. PostScript Format Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4. Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4a. First Page Heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4b. Running Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4c. Running Footer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5. Status Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6. Introduction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
7. References Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8. Security Considerations Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
9. Author's Address Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
10. Relation to other RFCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
11. Protocol Standards Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
12. Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
13. Distribution Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
14. RFC Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
15. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
16. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
17. Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
18. Appendix - RFC "nroff macros" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1. Introduction
This Request for Comments (RFC) provides information about the
preparation of RFCs, and certain policies relating to the publication
of RFCs.
The RFC series of notes covers a broad range of interests. The core
topics are the Internet and the TCP/IP protocol suite. However, any
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