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Network Working Group A. Ramos Request for Comments: 2399 ISI Category: Informational January 1999

                    Request for Comments Summary
                       RFC Numbers 2300-2399

Status of This Memo

 This RFC is a slightly annotated list of the 100 RFCs from RFC 2300
 through RFCs 2399.  This is a status report on these RFCs.  This memo
 provides information for the Internet community.  It does not specify
 an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this memo is
 unlimited.

Copyright Notice

 Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999).  All Rights Reserved.

Note

 Many RFCs, but not all, are Proposed Standards, Draft Standards, or
 Standards.  Since the status of these RFCs may change during the
 standards processing, we note here only that they are on the
 standards track.  Please see the latest edition of "Internet Official
 Protocol Standards" for the current state and status of these RFCs.
 In the following, RFCs on the standards track are marked [STANDARDS-
 TRACK].

RFC Author Date Title — —— —- —–

2399 Ramos Jan 1999 Request for Comments Summary

This memo.

2398 Parker Aug 1998 Some Testing Tools for TCP

                                      Implementors

This document lists only tools which can evaluate one or more TCP implementations, or which can privde some specific results which describe or evaluate the TCP being tested. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

Ramos Informational [Page 1] RFC 2399 Summary of 2300-2399 January 1999

2397 Masinter Aug 1998 The "data" URL scheme

A new URL scheme, "data", is defined. It allows inclusion of small data items as "immediate" data, as if it had been included externally. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2396 Berners-Lee Aug 1998 Uniform Resource Identifiers

                                      (URI): Generic Syntax

This document defines a grammar that is a superset of all valid URI, such that an implementation can parse the common components of a URI reference without knowing the scheme-specific requirements of every possible identifier type. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2395 Friend Dec 1998 IP Payload Compression Using LZS

This document describes a compression method based on the LZS compression algorithm. This document defines the application of the LZS algorithm to the IP Payload Compression Protocol. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2394 Pereira Dec 1998 IP Payload Compression Using

                                      DEFLATE

This document describes a compression method based on the DEFLATE compression algorithm. This document defines the application of the DEFLATE algorithm to the IP Payload Compression Protocol. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2393 Shacham Dec 1998 IP Payload Compression

                                      Protocol (IPComp)

This document describes a protocol intended to provide lossless compression for Internet Protocol datagrams in an Internet environment. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Ramos Informational [Page 2] RFC 2399 Summary of 2300-2399 January 1999

2392 Levinson Aug 1998 Content-ID and Message-ID

                                      Uniform Resource Locators

The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) schemes, "cid:" and "mid:" allow references to messages and the body parts of messages. For example, within a single multipart message, one HTML body part might include embedded references to other parts of the same message. [STANDARDS- TRACK]

2391 Srisuresh Aug 1998 Load Sharing using IP Network

                                      Address Translation (LSNAT)

In this document, we extend the use of NATs to offer Load share feature, where session load can be distributed across a pool of servers, instead of directing to a single server. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2390 Bradley Sep 1998 Inverse Address Resolution

                                      Protocol

This memo describes additions to ARP that will allow a station to request a protocol address corresponding to a given hardware address. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2389 Hethmon Aug 1998 Feature negotiation mechanism

                                      for the File Transfer Protocol

This document provides a mechanism by which clients of the FTP protocol can discover which new features are supported by a particular FTP server. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2388 Masinter Aug 1998 Returning Values from Forms:

                                      multipart/form-data

This specification defines an Internet Media Type, multipart/form-data, which can be used by a wide variety of applications and transported by a wide variety of protocols as a way of returning a set of values as the result of a user filling out a form. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Ramos Informational [Page 3] RFC 2399 Summary of 2300-2399 January 1999

2387 Levinson Aug 1998 The MIME Multipart/Related

                                      Content-type

This document defines the Multipart/Related content-type and provides examples of its use. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2386 Crawley Aug 1998 A Framework for QoS-based

                                      Routing in the Internet

This document describes some of the QoS-based routing issues and requirements, and proposes a framework for QoS-based routing in the Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2385 Heffernan Aug 1998 Protection of BGP Sessions via

                                      the TCP MD5 Signature Option

This memo describes a TCP extension to enhance security for BGP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2384 Gellens Aug 1998 POP URL Scheme

This memo defines a URL scheme for referencing a POP mailbox. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2383 Suzuki Aug 1998 ST2+ over ATM Protocol

                                      Specification - UNI 3.1 Version

This document specifies an ATM-based protocol for communication between ST2+ agents. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2382 Crawley Aug 1998 A Framework for Integrated

                                      Services and RSVP over ATM

This document outlines the issues and framework related to providing IP Integrated Services with RSVP over ATM. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

Ramos Informational [Page 4] RFC 2399 Summary of 2300-2399 January 1999

2381 Garrett Aug 1998 Interoperation of

                                      Controlled-Load Service
                                      and Guaranteed Service with ATM

This document provides guidelines for mapping service classes, and traffic management features and parameters between Internet and ATM technologies. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2380 Berger Aug 1998 RSVP over ATM Implementation

                                      Requirements

This memo presents specific implementation requirements for running RSVP over ATM switched virtual circuits (SVCs). It presents requirements that ensure interoperability between multiple implementations and conformance to the RSVP and Integrated Services specifications. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2379 Berger Aug 1998 RSVP over ATM Implementation

                                      Guidelines

This memo presents specific implementation guidelines for running RSVP over ATM switched virtual circuits (SVCs). This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

2378 Hedberg Sep 1998 The CCSO Nameserver (Ph)

                                      Architecture

The Ph Nameserver from the Computing and Communications Services Office (CCSO), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has for some time now been used by several organizations as their choice of publicly available database for information about people as well as other things. This document provides a formal definition of the client-server protocol. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2377 Grimstad Sep 1998 Naming Plan for Internet

                                      Directory-Enabled Applications

Application of the conventional X.500 approach to naming has heretofore, in the experience of the authors, proven to be an obstacle to the wide deployment of directory-enabled applications on the Internet. We propose a new directory naming plan that leverages the strengths of the most popular and successful Internet naming schemes for naming objects

Ramos Informational [Page 5] RFC 2399 Summary of 2300-2399 January 1999

in a hierarchical directory. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2376 Whitehead Jul 1998 XML Media Types

This document proposes two new media subtypes, text/xml and application/xml, for use in exchanging network entities which are conforming Extensible Markup Language (XML). This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2375 Hinden Jul 1998 IPv6 Multicast Address

                                      Assignments

This document defines the initial assignment of IPv6 multicast addresses. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2374 Hinden Jul 1998 An IPv6 Aggregatable Global

                                      Unicast Address Format

This document defines an IPv6 aggregatable global unicast address format for use in the Internet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2373 Hinden Jul 1998 IP Version 6 Addressing

                                      Architecture

This specification defines the addressing architecture of the IP Version 6 protocol [IPV6]. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2372 Evans Jul 1998 Transaction Internet Protocol

  1. Requirements and

Supplemental Information

This document describes the purpose (usage scenarios), and requirements for the Transaction Internet Protocol. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

Ramos Informational [Page 6] RFC 2399 Summary of 2300-2399 January 1999

2371 Lyon Jul 1998 Transaction Internet Protocol

                                      Version 3.0

In many applications where different nodes cooperate on some work, there is a need to guarantee that the work happens atomically. That is, each node must reach the same conclusion as to whether the work is to be completed, even in the face of failures. This document proposes a simple, easily-implemented protocol for achieving this end. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2370 Coltun Jul 1998 The OSPF Opaque LSA Option

This memo defines enhancements to the OSPF protocol to support a new class of link-state advertisements (LSA) called Opaque LSAs. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2369 Neufeld Jul 1998 The Use of URLs as Meta-Syntax

                                      for Core Mail List Commands
                                      and their Transport through
                                      Message Header Fields

The mailing list command specification header fields are a set of structured fields to be added to email messages sent by email distribution lists.

By including these header fields, list servers can make it possible for mail clients to provide automated tools for users to perform list functions. This could take the form of a menu item, push button, or other user interface element. The intent is to simplify the user experience, providing a common interface to the often cryptic and varied mailing list manager commands. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2368 Hoffman Jul 1998 The mailto URL scheme

This document defines the format of Uniform Resource Locators (URL) for designating electronic mail addresses. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Ramos Informational [Page 7] RFC 2399 Summary of 2300-2399 January 1999

2367 McDonald Jul 1998 PF_KEY Key Management API,

                                      Version 2

A generic key management API that can be used not only for IP Security but also for other network security services is presented in this document. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2366 Chung Jul 1998 Definitions of Managed Objects

                                      for Multicast over UNI 3.0/3.1
                                      based ATM Networks

This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In particular, it describes managed objects for IP hosts and routers that use a Multicast Address Resolution Server (MARS) to support IP multicast over ATM, as described in 'Support for Multicast over UNI 3.0/3.1 based ATM Networks'. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2365 Meyer Jul 1998 Administratively Scoped IP

                                      Multicast

This document defines the "administratively scoped IPv4 multicast space" to be the range 239.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. In addition, it describes a simple set of semantics for the implementation of Administratively Scoped IP Multicast. Finally, it provides a mapping between the IPv6 multicast address classes [RFC1884] and IPv4 multicast address classes. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

2364 Gross Jul 1998 PPP Over AAL5

This document describes the use of ATM Adaptation Layer 5 (AAL5) for framing PPP encapsulated packets. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2363 Gross Jul 1998 PPP Over FUNI

This document describes the use of ATM Frame User Network Interface (FUNI) for framing PPP encapsulated packets. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Ramos Informational [Page 8] RFC 2399 Summary of 2300-2399 January 1999

2362 Estrin Jun 1998 Protocol Independent

                                      Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM):
                                      Protocol Specification

This document describes a protocol for efficiently routing to multicast groups that may span wide-area (and inter-domain) internets. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.

2361 Fleischman Jun 1998 WAVE and AVI Codec Registries

The purpose of this paper is to establish a mechanism by which codecs registered within Microsoft's WAVE and AVI Registries may be referenced within the IANA Namespace by Internet applications. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2360 Scott Jun 1998 Guide for Internet Standards

                                      Writers

This document is a guide for Internet standard writers. It defines those characteristics that make standards coherent, unambiguous, and easy to interpret. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

2359 Myers Jun 1998 IMAP4 UIDPLUS extension

The UIDPLUS extension of the Internet Message Access Protocol [IMAP4] provides a set of features intended to reduce the amount of time and resources used by some client operations. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2358 Flick Jun 1998 Definitions of Managed Objects

                                      for the Ethernet-like
                                      Interface Types

This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. This memo obsoletes RFC 1650 "Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like Interface Types using SMIv2". This memo extends that specification by including management information useful for the management of 100 Mb/s Ethernet interfaces. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Ramos Informational [Page 9] RFC 2399 Summary of 2300-2399 January 1999

2357 Mankin Jun 1998 IETF Criteria for Evaluating

                                      Reliable Multicast Transport
                                      and Application Protocols

This memo describes the procedures and criteria for reviewing reliable multicast protocols within the Transport Area (TSV) of the IETF. Within today's Internet, important applications exist for a reliable multicast service. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2356 Montenegro Jun 1998 Sun's SKIP Firewall Traversal

                                      for Mobile IP

The Mobile IP specification establishes the mechanisms that enable a mobile host to maintain and use the same IP address as it changes its point of attachment to the network. The mechanisms described in this document allow a mobile node out on a public sector of the internet to negotiate access past a SKIP firewall, and construct a secure channel into its home network. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2355 Kelly Jun 1998 TN3270 Enhancements

This document describes a protocol that more fully supports 3270 devices than do traditional tn3270 practices. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2354 Perkins Jun 1998 Options for Repair of

                                      Streaming Media

This document summarizes a range of possible techniques for the repair of continuous media streams subject to packet loss. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2353 Dudley May 1998 APPN/HPR in IP Networks

                                      APPN Implementers' Workshop
                                      Closed Pages Document

This memo defines a method with which HPR nodes can use IP networks for communication, and the enhancements to APPN required by this method. This memo also describes an option set that allows the use of the APPN connection network model to allow HPR nodes to use IP

Ramos Informational [Page 10] RFC 2399 Summary of 2300-2399 January 1999

networks for communication without having to predefine link connections. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2352 Vaughan May 1998 A Convention For Using Legal

                                      Names as Domain Names

The purpose of this memo is to focus discussion on the particular problems with the exhaustion of the top level domain space in the Internet and the possible conflicts that can occur when multiple organisations are vying for the same name. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2351 Robert May 1998 Mapping of Airline

                                      Reservation, Ticketing,
                                      and Messaging Traffic over IP

This memo specifies a protocol for the encapsulation of the airline specific protocol over IP. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2250 Brownlee Jun 1998 Expectations for Computer

                                      Security Incident Response

The purpose of this document is to express the general Internet community's expectations of Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs). It is not possible to define a set of requirements that would be appropriate for all teams, but it is possible and helpful to list and describe the general set of topics and issues which are of concern and interest to constituent communities. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

2349 Malkin May 1998 TFTP Timeout Interval and

                                      Transfer Size Options

The Trivial File Transfer Protocol is a simple, lock-step, file transfer protocol which allows a client to get or put a file onto a remote host. This document describes two TFTP options. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Ramos Informational [Page 11] RFC 2399 Summary of 2300-2399 January 1999

2348 Malkin May 1998 TFTP Blocksize Option

The Trivial File Transfer Protocol is a simple, lock-step, file transfer protocol which allows a client to get or put a file onto a remote host. This document describes a TFTP option which allows the client and server to negotiate a blocksize more applicable to the network medium. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2347 Malkin May 1998 TFTP Option Extension

The Trivial File Transfer Protocol is a simple, lock-step, file transfer protocol which allows a client to get or put a file onto a remote host. This document describes a simple extension to TFTP to allow option negotiation prior to the file transfer. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2346 Palme May 1998 Making Postscript and PDF

                                      International

Certain text formats, for example Postscript (MIME-Type: application/postscript; file extension .ps) and Portable Document Format (MIME-Type: application/pdf; file extension .pdf) specify exactly the page layout of the printed document. The commonly used paper format is different in North America and the rest of the world. North America uses the 'Letter' format, while the rest of the world mostly uses the ISO-standard 'A4' format. This means that documents formatted on one continent may not be easily printable on another continent. This memo gives advice on how to produce documents which are equally well printable with the Letter and the A4 formats. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2345 Klensin May 1998 Domain Names and Company Name

                                      Retrieval

This document proposes a company name to URL mapping service based on the oldest and least complex of Internet directory protocols, whois, in order to explore whether an extremely simple and widely-deployed protocol can succeed where more complex and powerful options have failed or been excessively delayed. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.

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2344 Montenegro May 1998 Reverse Tunneling for Mobile IP

This document proposes backwards-compatible extensions to Mobile IP in order to support topologically correct reverse tunnels. [STANDARDS- TRACK]

2343 Civanlar May 1998 RTP Payload Format for Bundled

                                      MPEG

This document describes a payload type for bundled, MPEG-2 encoded video and audio data that may be used with RTP, version 2. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.

2342 Gahrns May 1998 IMAP4 Namespace

This document defines a NAMESPACE command that allows a client to discover the prefixes of namespaces used by a server for personal mailboxes, other users' mailboxes, and shared mailboxes. [STANDARDS- TRACK]

2341 Valencia May 1998 Cisco Layer Two Forwarding

                                      (Protocol) "L2F"

This document describes the Layer Two Forwarding protocol (L2F) which permits the tunneling of the link layer (i.e., HDLC, async HDLC, or SLIP frames) of higher level protocols. This memo describes a historic protocol for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2340 Jamoussi May 1998 Nortel's Virtual Network

                                      Switching (VNS) Overview

This document provides an overview of Virtual Network Switching (VNS). This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

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2339 ISOC May 1998 An Agreement Between the

                                      Internet Society, the IETF,
                                      and Sun Microsystems, Inc. in
                                      the matter of NFS V.4 Protocols

This Request for Comments records an agreement between Sun Microsystems, Inc. and the Internet Society to permit the flow of Sun's Network File System specifications into the Internet Standards process conducted by the Internet Engineering Task Force. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2338 Knight Apr 1998 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol

This memo defines the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP). VRRP specifies an election protocol that dynamically assigns responsibility for a virtual router to one of the VRRP routers on a LAN. [STANDARDS- TRACK]

2337 Farinacci Apr 1998 Intra-LIS IP multicast among

                                      routers over ATM using Sparse
                                      Mode PIM

This document describes how intra-LIS IP multicast can be efficiently supported among routers over ATM without using the Multicast Address Resolution Server (MARS). This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.

2336 Luciani Jul 1998 Classical IP and ARP over ATM

                                      to NHRP Transition

This document describes methods and procedures for the graceful transition from an ATMARP LIS to an NHRP LIS network model over ATM. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2335 Luciani Apr 1998 A Distributed NHRP Service

                                      Using SCSP

This document describes a method for distributing an NHRP service within a LIS. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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2334 Luciani Apr 1998 Server Cache Synchronization

                                      Protocol (SCSP)

This document describes the Server Cache Synchronization Protocol (SCSP) and is written in terms of SCSP's use within Non Broadcast Multiple Access (NBMA) networks; although, a somewhat straight forward usage is applicable to BMA networks. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2333 Cansever Apr 1998 NHRP Protocol Applicability

                                      Statement

As required by the Routing Protocol Criteria [RFC 1264], this memo discusses the applicability of the Next Hop Resolution Protocol (NHRP) in routing of IP datagrams over Non-Broadcast Multiple Access (NBMA) networks, such as ATM, SMDS and X.25. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2332 Luciani Apr 1998 NBMA Next Hop Resolution

                                      Protocol (NHRP)

This document describes the NBMA Next Hop Resolution Protocol (NHRP). NHRP can be used by a source station (host or router) connected to a Non-Broadcast, Multi-Access (NBMA) subnetwork to determine the internetworking layer address and NBMA subnetwork addresses of the "NBMA next hop" towards a destination station. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2331 Maher Apr 1998 ATM Signalling Support for IP

                                      over ATM - UNI Signalling 4.0
                                      Update

This memo describes how to efficiently use the ATM call control signalling procedures defined in UNI Signalling 4.0 to support IP over ATM environments as described in RFC 2225 and in RFC 2332. [STANDARDS- TRACK]

2330 Paxson May 1998 Framework for IP Performance

                                      Metrics

The purpose of this memo is to define a general framework for particular metrics to be developed by the IETF's IP Performance Metrics effort. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

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2329 Moy Apr 1998 OSPF Standardization Report

This memo documents how the requirements for advancing a routing protocol to Full Standard have been met for OSPFv2. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2328 Moy Apr 1998 OSPF Version 2

This memo documents version 2 of the OSPF protocol. OSPF is a link- state routing protocol. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2327 Handley Apr 1998 SDP: Session Description Protocol

This document defines the Session Description Protocol, SDP. SDP is intended for describing multimedia sessions for the purposes of session announcement, session invitation, and other forms of multimedia session initiation. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2326 Schulzrinne Apr 1998 Real Time Streaming Protocol

                                      (RTSP)

The Real Time Streaming Protocol, or RTSP, is an application-level protocol for control over the delivery of data with real-time properties. RTSP provides an extensible framework to enable controlled, on-demand delivery of real-time data, such as audio and video. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2325 Slavitch 1 Apr 1998 Definitions of Managed Objects

                                      for Drip-Type Heated Beverage
                                      Hardware Devices using SMIv2

This memo defines an extension to the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In particular, it defines objects for the management of coffee-brewing and maintenance devices. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

Ramos Informational [Page 16] RFC 2399 Summary of 2300-2399 January 1999

2324 Masinter 1 Apr 1998 Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control

                                      Protocol (HTCPCP/1.0)

This document describes HTCPCP, a protocol for controlling, monitoring, and diagnosing coffee pots. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2323 Ramos 1 Apr 1998 IETF Identification and

                                      Security Guidelines

This RFC is meant to represent a guideline by which the IETF conferences may run more effeciently with regards to identification and security protocols, with specific attention paid to a particular sub-group within the IETF: "facial hairius extremis". This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2322 van den Hout 1 Apr 1998 Management of IP numbers by

                                      peg-dhcp

This RFC describes a protocol to dynamically hand out ip-numbers on field networks and small events that don't necessarily have a clear organisational body. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2321 Bressen 1 Apr 1998 RITA – The Reliable

                                      Internetwork Troubleshooting
                                      Agent

A Description of the usage of Nondeterministic Troubleshooting and Diagnostic Methodologies as applied to today's complex nondeterministic networks and environments. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2320 Greene Apr 1998 Definitions of Managed Objects

                                      for Classical IP and ARP Over
                                      ATM Using SMIv2

The purpose of this memo is to define the Management Information Base (MIB) for supporting Classical IP and ARP over ATM as specified in Classical IP and ARP over ATM. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Ramos Informational [Page 17] RFC 2399 Summary of 2300-2399 January 1999

2319 KOI8-U WG Apr 1998 Ukrainian Character Set KOI8-U

This document provides information about character encoding KOI8-U (KOI8 Ukrainian) wich is a de-facto standard in Ukrainian Internet community. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2318 Lie Mar 1998 The text/css Media Type

This memo provides information about the text/css Media Type. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2317 Eidnes Mar 1998 Classless IN-ADDR.ARPA delegation

This document describes a way to do IN-ADDR.ARPA delegation on non-octet boundaries for address spaces covering fewer than 256 addresses. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

2316 Bellovin Apr 1998 Report of the IAB Security

                                      Architecture Workshop

On 3-5 March 1997, the IAB held a security architecture workshop at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ. We identified the core security components of the architecture, and specified several documents that need to be written. Most importantly, we agreed that security was not optional, and that it needed to be designed in from the beginning. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2315 Kaliski Mar 1998 PKCS #7: Cryptographic Message

                                      Syntax Version 1.5

This document describes a general syntax for data that may have cryptography applied to it, such as digital signatures and digital envelopes. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

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2314 Kaliski Mar 1998 PKCS #10: Certification

                                      Request Syntax Version 1.5

This document describes a syntax for certification requests. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2313 Kaliski Mar 1998 PKCS #1: RSA Encryption

                                      Version 1.5

This document describes a method for encrypting data using the RSA public-key cryptosystem. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2312 Dusse Mar 1998 S/MIME Version 2 Certificate

                                      Handling

This memo describes the mechanisms S/MIME uses to create and validate keys using certificates. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2311 Dusse Mar 1998 S/MIME Version 2 Message

                                      Specification

This document describes a protocol for adding cryptographic signature and encryption services to MIME data. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2310 Holtman Apr 1998 The Safe Response Header Field

This document defines a HTTP response header field called Safe, which can be used to indicate that repeating a HTTP request is safe. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.

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2309 Braden Apr 1998 Recommendations on Queue

                                      Management and Congestion Avoidance
                                      in the Internet

This memo presents two recommendations to the Internet community concerning measures to improve and preserve Internet performance. It presents a strong recommendation for testing, standardization, and widespread deployment of active queue management in routers, to improve the performance of today's Internet. It also urges a concerted effort of research, measurement, and ultimate deployment of router mechanisms to protect the Internet from flows that are not sufficiently responsive to congestion notification. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

2308 Andrews Mar 1998 Negative Caching of DNS

                                      Queries (DNS NCACHE)

RFC1034 provided a description of how to cache negative responses. It however had a fundamental flaw in that it did not allow a name server to hand out those cached responses to other resolvers, thereby greatly reducing the effect of the caching. This document addresses issues raise in the light of experience and replaces RFC1034 Section 4.3.4. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2307 Howard Mar 1998 An Approach for Using LDAP as

                                      a Network Information Service

This document describes an experimental mechanism for mapping entities related to TCP/IP and the UNIX system into X.500 entries so that they may be resolved with the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol [RFC2251]. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.

2306 Parsons Mar 1998 Tag Image File Format (TIFF) -

                                      F Profile for Facsimile

This document describes in detail the definition of TIFF-F that is used to store facsimile images. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

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2305 Toyoda Mar 1998 A Simple Mode of Facsimile

                                      Using Internet Mail

This specification provides for "simple mode" carriage of facsimile data over the Internet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2304 Allocchio Mar 1998 Minimal FAX address format in

                                      Internet Mail

This memo describes the MINIMAL addressing method and standard extensions to encode FAX addresses in e-mail addresses. [STANDARDS- TRACK]

2303 Allocchio Mar 1998 Minimal PSTN address format in

                                      Internet Mail

This memo describes the MINIMAL addressing method to encode PSTN addresses into e-mail addresses and the standard extension mechanism to allow definition of further standard elements. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2302 Parsons Mar 1998 Tag Image File Format (TIFF) -

                                      image/tiff MIME Sub-type
                                      Registration

This document describes the registration of the MIME sub-type image/tiff. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2301 McIntyre Mar 1998 File Format for Internet Fax

This document describes the TIFF (Tag Image File Format) representation of image data specified by the ITU-T Recommendations for black-and-white and color facsimile. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

2300 IAB May 1998 INTERNET OFFICIAL PROTOCOL

                                      STANDARDS

A discussion of the standardization process and the RFC document series is presented first, followed by an explanation of the terms. Sections 6.2 - 6.10 contain the lists of protocols in each stage of standardization. Finally are pointers to references and contacts for further information. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Security Considerations

 There are no security issues in this Informational RFC.

Author's Address

 Alegre Ramos
 University of Southern California
 Information Sciences Institute
 4676 Admiralty Way
 Marina del Rey, CA 90292
 Phone:  (310) 822-1511
 EMail: ramos@isi.edu

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