IETF USWG Working Group Philip J. Nesser II draft-ietf-uswg-fyi1-00.txt Nesser & Nesser Consulting INTERNET-DRAFT April Marine NASA Ames/Raytheon February 1999 FYI on FYI Introduction to the FYI Notes Abstract This document updates the first For Your Information (FYI) document and begins the practice of using FYI 1 as the well-known place to lookto determine the status of the documents in the FYI series. The FYIs are a subseries of the Request For Comments. Status of This Memo This document is an Internet-Draft and is in full conformance with all provisions of Section 10 of RFC2026. 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 list Internet-Draft Shadow Directories, see http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html. Introduction This document explains what the FYI series of documents is, what format and content rules they must follow, and how they are reviewed. It also lists all the FYIs published to date and gives the current status of each. Nesser & Marine Expires: 24Aug99 [Page 1] Internet Draft FYI on FYIs February 1999 Acknowledgments The authors wish to acknowledge the writers of the first version of this FYI, Joyce K. Reynolds and Gary Malkin. We also wish to recognize the authors of each of the FYI documents for their work and contributions to the FYI subseries. The User Services Working Group provided invaluable input and feedback into drafts of this information. Joyce K. Reynolds kindly reviewed the sections that describe formatting documents and submitting them to the RFC Editor. Lastly, we would like to acknowledge Jon Postel for his support of this series and for his guidence regarding good and better methods for indicating the status of existing FYIs. Background The FYI series of notes is designed to provide Internet users with a central repository of information about any topics that relate to the Internet. FYI topics may range from historical memos on "why it was was done this way" to answers to commonly asked operational questions. The FYIs are intended for a wide audience. Some FYIs will cater to beginners, while others will discuss more advanced topics. An FYI may be submitted by anyone who has something to contribute and has the time to do so. FYIs are a subseries of the Request For Comments (RFC) documents. Each FYI is also an RFC and carries both an FYI number and an RFC number. There are several reasons why the FYIs are part of the larger RFC series of notes. The foremost reason is that the distribution mechanisms for RFCs are tried and true. Anyone who can get an RFC, can automatically get an FYI. More importantly, anyone who knows of the RFC series, can easily find out about the FYIs. Format Rules Since the FYIs are a part of the RFC series, they must conform to RFC 2223, "Instructions to RFC Authors," with respect to format and inclusion of required sections. Required sections include one discussing Security Considerations, a Status section, a Copyright section, and the author's contact information. Please review RFC 2223 before submitting an FYI. Nesser & Marine Expires: 24Aug99 [Page 2] Internet Draft FYI on FYIs February 1999 Relation to other FYIs Sometimes an FYI adds information on a topic discussed in a previous FYI or completely replaces an earlier FYI. There are two terms used for these cases respectively, UPDATES and OBSOLETES. A document that obsoletes an earlier document can stand on its own. A document that merely updates an earlier document cannot stand on its own; it is something that must be added to or inserted into the existing document, and has limited usefulness independently. You do not need to consult the earlier document if the document you have obsoletes it, but you do need the earlier document if your document merely updates the earlier one it refers to. For example, this FYI now both updates and obsoletes various other FYIs be cause it contains additional information about some, and lets you know that others should no longer be consulted. This document obsoletes RFC 1150, the original FYI 1. However, its FYI number does not change. As new FYIs are written that update or obsolete existing ones, they will keep the same FYI number. This allows readers to understand that FYI 1, for example, will always have the latest information about the FYI series as a whole and FYI 4 will always have information for new Internet users, etc. Each version of an FYI, however, will have a unique RFC number. The RFC Index will show the updates/obsoletes/updated-by/obsoleted-by relationships of the FYIs (as it does with other RFCs). The RFC Index is available on many RFC repository hosts, including ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc-index.txt. There is an index of just the FYI subseries as well, which can be found at ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/fyi-index.txt. The FYI Editors All FYIs are submitted to the IETF User Services Working Group for review prior to their publication by the RFC Editor. Documents written by working groups within the User Services Area of the IETF will be referred to the RFC Editor by the Area Director and the Internet Engineering Steering Group; the authors do not need to submit directly to the RFC Editor. If a document did not originate within the IETF, it may be submitted to the RFC Editor via email to Nesser & Marine Expires: 24Aug99 [Page 3] Internet Draft FYI on FYIs February 1999 rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. If you indicate that you wish a document published as an FYI or if the RFC Editor feels a document should be considered for FYI status, the Editor will refer the document to the User Services Working Group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) by alerting the User Services Area Director. Information about the IETF can be found at http://www.ietf.org/. Status of FYIs Published to Date This section lists each of the FYIs published as of the date of this document, and lets you know whether the User Services Area considers the information they contain still to be trustworthy as an Internet reference. Other comments about a document may be noted as well. 0001 FYI on FYI: Introduction to the FYI Notes. G.S. Malkin, J.K. Reynolds. March 1990. (Also RFC1150) This is the document you are reading now. Its information was correct as of its publication date. 0002 FYI on a network management tool catalog: Tools for monitoring and debugging TCP/IP internets and interconnected devices. R. Enger & J. Reynolds. June 1993. (Also RFC1470) This FYI is obsolete in its current form. 0003 FYI on where to start: A bibliography of internetworking information. K.L. Bowers, T.L. LaQuey, J.K. Reynolds, K. Roubicek, M.K. Stahl, A. Yuan. August 1991. (Also RFC1175) This FYI is obsolete in its current form. 0004 FYI on Questions and Answers - Answers to commonly asked "New Internet User" Questions. A. Marine, J. Reynolds, & G. Malkin. March 1994. (Also RFC1594) The information in this FYI is still pertinent. 0005 Choosing a name for your computer. D. Libes. August 1991. (Also RFC1178) Nesser & Marine Expires: 24Aug99 [Page 4] Internet Draft FYI on FYIs February 1999 This FYI is obsolete in its current form. 0006 FYI on the X window system. R.W. Scheifler. January 1991. (Also RFC1198) The information in this FYI is still pertinent. 0007 FYI on Questions and Answers: Answers to commonly asked "experienced Internet user" questions. G.S. Malkin, A.N. Marine, J.K. Reynolds. February 1991. (Also RFC1207) The information in RFC 1207 is dated; however, the User Services Area plans to update this FYI. 0008 Site Security Handbook. B. Fraser. September 1997. (Also RFC2196) The information in this FYI is still pertinent. 0009 Who's Who in the Internet: Biographies of IAB, IESG and IRSG Members. G. Malkin. May 1992. (Also RFC1336) The information in RFC 1336 is dated; however, the User Services Area plans to update this FYI. 0010 There's Gold in them thar Networks! or Searching for Treasure in all the Wrong Places. J. Martin. January 1993. (Also RFC1402) This FYI is obsolete in its current form. 0011 X.500 Implementations Catalog-96. C. Apple, K. Rossen. April 1997. (Also RFC2116) The information in this FYI is still pertinent. 0012 Building a Network Information Services Infrastructure. D. Sitzler, P. Smith, A Marine. February 1992. (Also RFC1302) This FYI is obsolete in its current form. Nesser & Marine Expires: 24Aug99 [Page 5] Internet Draft FYI on FYIs February 1999 0013 Executive Introduction to Directory Services Using the X.500 Protocol. C. Weider, J. Reynolds. March 1992. (Also RFC1308) The information in this RFC, while still technically correct, does not reflect current usage trends of the Internet. 0014 Technical Overview of Directory Services Using the X.500 Protocol. C. Weider, J. Reynolds, S. Heker. March 1992. (Also RFC1309) The information in this RFC, while still technically correct, does not reflect current usage trends of the Internet. 0015 Privacy and Accuracy Issues in Network Information Center Databases. J. Curran, A. Marine. August 1992. (Also RFC1355) The information in RFC 1355 is dated; however, the User Services Area plans to update this FYI. 0016 Connecting to the Internet - What Connecting Institutions Should Anticipate. ACM SIGUCCS. August 1992. (Also RFC1359) This FYI is obsolete in its current form. 0017 The Tao of IETF - A Guide for New Attendees of the Internet Engineering Task Force. The IETF Secretariat & G. Malkin. November 1994. (Also RFC1718) The information in RFC 1718 is slightly dated; however, the User Services Area and the IETF Secretariat plan to update this FYI. 0018 Internet Users' Glossary. G. Malkin. August 1996. (Also RFC1983) The information in this FYI is still pertinent, although the document may not contain very recently coined terms. 0019 FYI on Introducing the Internet-- A Short Bibliography of Introductory Internetworking Readings. E. Hoffman & L. Jackson. May 1993. (Also RFC1463) Nesser & Marine Expires: 24Aug99 [Page 6] Internet Draft FYI on FYIs February 1999 This FYI is obsolete in its current form. 0020 FYI on "What is the Internet?". E. Krol & E. Hoffman. May 1993. (Also RFC1462) The information in this FYI has been incorporated into the newest version of FYI 4. 0021 A Survey of Advanced Usages of X.500. C. Weider & R. Wright. July 1993. (Also RFC1491) This FYI is obsolete in its current form. 0022 Frequently Asked Questions for Schools. J. Sellers & J. Robichaux. May 1996. (Also RFC1941) The information in this FYI is still pertinent. 0023 Guide to Network Resource Tools. EARN Staff. March 1994. (Also RFC1580) The information in this FYI is out of date; however, up-to-date information is maintained online by the author and can be found at http://www.terena.nl/libr/gnrt/ . This information is also published in book form by Addison Wessley Longman. The author is Margaret Isaacs and the ISBN is 0-201-36055-1. 0024 How to Use Anonymous FTP. P. Deutsch, A. Emtage & A. Marine. May 1994. (Also RFC1635) The information in this RFC, while still technically correct, does not reflect current usage trends of the Internet. 0025 A Status Report on Networked Information Retrieval: Tools and Groups. J. Foster. August 1994. (Also RFC1689) This FYI is obsolete in its current form. 0026 K-12 Internetworking Guidelines. J. Gargano, D. Wasley. November 1994. (Also RFC1709) Nesser & Marine Expires: 24Aug99 [Page 7] Internet Draft FYI on FYIs February 1999 The information in this FYI is still pertinent. 0027 Tools for DNS debugging. A. Romao. November 1994. (Also RFC1713) The information in RFC 1713 is dated; however, the User Services Area plans to update this document. 0028 Netiquette Guidelines. S. Hambridge. October 1995. (Also RFC1855) The information in this FYI is still pertinent. 0029 Catalogue of Network Training Materials. J. Foster, M. Isaacs & M. Prior. October 1996. (Also RFC2007) This FYI is obsolete in its current form. 0030 A Primer On Internet and TCP/IP Tools and Utilities. G. Kessler, S. Shepard. June 1997. (Also RFC2151) The information in this FYI is still pertinent. 0031 Humanities and Arts: Sharing Center Stage on the Internet. J. Max, W. Stickle. October 1997. (Also RFC2150) This FYI is obsolete in its current form. 0032 Hobbes' Internet Timeline. R. Zakon. November 1997. (Also RFC2235) The information in this FYI is still pertinent. It has an online version that is updated periodically by the author. See http://info.isoc.org/guest/zakon/Internet/History/HIT.html 0033 Some Testing Tools for TCP Implementors. S. Parker, C. Schmechel. August 1998. (Also RFC2398) The information in this FYI is still pertinent. 0034 Users' Security Handbook. E. Guttman, L. Leong, G. Malkin. Nesser & Marine Expires: 24Aug99 [Page 8] Internet Draft FYI on FYIs February 1999 January 1999. (Also RFC 2504) The information in this FYI is still pertinent. Security Considerations This memo discusses the administrative status of the FYI series of documents rather than any operational feature of the Internet, so there are no security issues relevant to the topic. 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 Nesser & Marine Expires: 24Aug99 [Page 9]