[Old-standards] Example web page...

[Pekka Savola]

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004, Eliot Lear wrote:
> Here's an example web page to toss around.  I'll show an example of some 
> specs that are removed from the page after the weekend.
>
> http://www.ofcourseimright.com/oldstandards.html

It might be useful to have the Draft Standards on the list as well, in 
case there is an extension PS on a historic DS (e.g., a MIB on 
historic DS technology).

But in any case, let me take the first stab.  There were additionally 
a lot of RFCs which won't be going to Historic, but I'll leave the 
calling out to the others..

...

RFC0977       Network News Transfer Protocol
  ==> still in use, and currently being revised in a WG

RFC1079       Telnet terminal speed option
RFC1091       Telnet terminal-type option
RFC1096       Telnet X display location option
RFC1572       Telnet Environment Option
  ==> These, at least, are very widely implemented and used

RFC1195       Use of OSI IS-IS for routing in TCP/IP and dual environments
  ==> This is the basic IS-IS document, should definitely be 
progressing on the standards track in some form.

RFC1323       TCP Extensions for High Performance
  ==> There is work goign on w/ this in TCPM wg, so this should be 
removed from the list.

RFC1332       The PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP)
  ==> very widely used for any IP-over-PPP

RFC1413       Identification Protocol
  ==> a very difficult political animal.  Very widely used.  MIB can 
IMHO go to Historic, but this will need a lengthier process if it is 
to go.

RFC1510       The Kerberos Network Authentication Service (V5)
  ==> Krb5 is in wide use, so these specs might be a candidate for 
going to DS.

RFC1517       Applicability Statement for the Implementation of 
Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)
  ==> it seems one of the large number of CIDR documents should stay on 
standards track.  This seems like the best candidate, as the rest are 
basically just describing out-of-data address assignment etc.  Note 
that for clarity, it might also make sense to make those other 5 
Informational CIDR RFCs Historic as well.

RFC1570       PPP LCP Extensions
  ==> I believe this is still a very fundamental piece of PPP usage, 
though I could be wrong..

RFC1738       Uniform Resource Locators (URL)
==> again, a very fundamental piece, worth progressing

RFC1808       Relative Uniform Resource Locators
==> see 1738.

RFC1812       Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers
==> a very fundamental piece

RFC1928       SOCKS Protocol Version 5
==> I believe SOCKS is still very muhc in use in certain kind of 
enterprises; I don't know about the authentication options though; I 
doubt they're widely used.

RFC1964       The Kerberos Version 5 GSS-API Mechanism
  ==> I think this is still pretty much used.

RFC1982       Serial Number Arithmetic
  ==> still valid.

RFC1995       Incremental Zone Transfer in DNS
  ==> relatively widely implemented, but I could be wrong.

RFC1996       A Mechanism for Prompt Notification of Zone Changes (DNS NOTIFY)
  ==> very much in very widespread use

RFC1997       BGP Communities Attribute
  ==> ditto.

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