Network Working Group Phillip J. Nesser II Internet Draft Nesser & Nesser Consulting April Marine NASA Ames/Raytheon November 1998 Obsolete FYI Documents Status of this Memo This document is an Internet-Draft. Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet-Drafts. Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to use Internet- Drafts as reference material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." To view the entire list of current Internet-Drafts, please check the "1id-abstracts.txt" listing contained in the Internet-Drafts Shadow Directories on ftp.is.co.za (Africa), ftp.nordu.net (Northern Europe), ftp.nis.garr.it (Southern Europe), munnari.oz.au (Pacific Rim), ftp.ietf.org (US East Coast), or ftp.isi.edu (US West Coast). This document will expire May 1999. Distribution of this draft is unlimited. Abstract Traditionally, the User Services Area of the IETF has been responsible for keeping FYI documents updated. However, as the Internet has progressed and developed, it has become clear that not all FYIs are worth updating. Some of the information is simply obsolete. This memo documents which FYIs are considered obsolete, and lets users know not to trust the information they contain. Introduction There is a sub-series of RFCs called For Your Information (FYI) documents. These documents were intended to be kept up to date with information about the Internet that was designed for the end user User Services Working Group [Page 1] - 2 - November 1998 audience. The responsibility of updating these FYIs rests primarily with the User Services Area of the IETF. As the Internet has progressed, however, it has become clear that not all FYIs are worth updating. Some of the information they contain is simply obsolete. This memo is intended to let Internet users know that some of the FYI documents are considered obsolete and the information they contain should not be referenced or used. List of Documents The following documents are obsolete: FYI 2: FYI on a network management tool catalog FYI 3: A bibliography of internetworking information FYI 4: FYI on Q&A to commonly asked "New Internet User" Questions FYI 7: FYI on Questions and Answers: Answers to commonly asked "experienced Internet user" questions FYI 9: Who's Who in the Internet: Biographies of IAB, IESG and IRSG Members FYI 10: There's Gold in them thar Networks! or Searching for Treasure in all the Wrong Places FYI 12: Building a Network Information Services Infrastructure FYI 15: Privacy and Accuracy Issues in Network Information Center Databases FYI 16: Connecting to the Internet - What Connecting Institutions Should Anticipate FYI 19: A Short Bibliography of Introductory Internetworking Readings FYI 20: FYI on "What is the Internet?" FYI 21: A Survey of Advanced Usages of X.500 FYI 23: Guide to Network Resource Tools FYI 25: A Status Report on Networked Information Retrieval: Tools and Groups User Services Working Group [Page 2] - 3 - November 1998 FYI 27: Tools for DNS debugging More Information Not all FYIs are obsolete. A complete list of FYI documents can be found at ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/fyi/ . Security Considerations This type of non-protocol document does not directly affect the security of the Internet. Authors' Addresses Philip J. Nesser II Nesser & Nesser Consulting 13501 100th Ave N.E. Suite 5202 Kirkland, WA 98052 Phone: (425) 481-4303 (voice) (425) 482-9721 (fax) Email: pjnesser@nesser.com pjnesser@martigny.ai.mit.edu April Marine NASA Ames Research Center M/S 204-14 Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 Phone: (650) 604-0762 EMail: amarine@archimedes.nasa.gov User Services Working Group [Page 3]