On-Line IETF Information
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The Internet Engineering Task Force maintains up-to-date, on-line
information on all of its activities. This information is available via
FTP and e-mail. Procedures for retrieving the information are described
below.
The IETF Directory
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Below is a list of the files available in the IETF directory and a short
synopsis of what each file contains.
Files prefixed with a 0 contain information about upcoming meetings.
Files prefixed with a 1 contain general information about the IETF.
Working group charters and minutes are in sub-directories under the
working group acronym. Retrieve and view the 1wg-summary.txt file for a
list of working groups and their acronyms.
FILE NAME
0tao.txt This file contains ``A Guide for New Attendees
of the Internet Engineering Task Force'', RFC
1539.
0mtg-agenda.txt The current agenda for the upcoming IETF
meeting, containing scheduled working group
meetings, technical presentations and network
status reports.
0mtg-at-a-glance-yymm.txt A file containing logistics information for
individual IETF meetings, including
date/location of the meeting, hotel/airline
arrangements, meeting site accommodations and
meeting costs. Each ``at-a-glance'' file is
distinguished by the Year and Month of the
corresponding meeting.
0mtg-rsvp.txt A standardized RSVP form to notify the
Secretariat of your plans to attend the
upcoming IETF meeting.
0mtg-sites.txt Current and future meeting dates and sites for
IETF meetings.
1id-guidelines.txt Instructions for authors of Internet-Drafts.
1ietf-description.txt A short description of the IETF, the IESG and
how to participate.
1wg-summary.txt A listing of all current working groups, the
working group Chairs and their e-mail
addresses, working group mailing list
addresses, and where applicable, documentation
produced. This file also contains the
standard acronym for the working groups by
which the IETF and Internet-Drafts directories
are keyed.
1wg-charters.txt A single file containing an abbreviated
version of all the current working group
charters.
Working groups have individual directories dedicated to their particular
activities. The directories contain the charters and meeting minutes
for the group.
Minutes of Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) sessions and area summaries of the
IETF meetings are grouped into directories by meeting. The directory
names are of the form YYmmm (e.g., 92mar for the reports of the March
1992 meeting). These directories do not include the minutes of the
working group meetings.
When using FTP, the ``cd'' and ``dir'' commands will permit you to
review what working group files are available and the specific naming
scheme to use for a successful anonymous ftp request.
The Internet-Drafts Directory
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The Internet-Drafts directory has been installed to make available, for
review and comment, draft documents that may eventually be submitted to
the IESG and/or the RFC Editor to be considered for publication as RFCs.
These documents are indexed in the file 1id-abstracts.txt in the
Internet-Drafts directory. Comments are welcome and should be addressed
to the responsible person(s) whose name and e-mail address are listed on
the first page of the respective draft.
FILE NAME
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1id-abstracts.txt This file lists the current Internet-Drafts and
their pathnames.
1id-index.txt This file contains an abbreviated listing of
Internet-Drafts. This contains only the document
title, the filename and the posting date.
For more information on writing and installing an Internet-Draft, see
the file 1id-guidelines in the ietf directory, ``Guidelines to Authors
of Internet-Drafts.''
The IESG Directory
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The IESG directory contains the minutes of IESG meetings and regularly
updates status report on protocols in the standards track.
FILE NAME
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1protocol_actions.txt This file contains a list of protocols
currently under consideration by the IESG.
1old_standards.txt This file contains a list of Proposed and Draft
Standards eligible for advancement.
The minutes are contained in files named with the pattern:
iesg.YY-MM-DD
e.g.,
iesg.92-11-10
for the minutes of the meeting held on November 10, 1992.
FTP Access
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IETF Information is available by anonymous FTP from several sites.
US East Coast Address: ds.internic.net (198.49.45.10)
US West Coast Address: ftp.isi.edu (128.9.0.32)
Europe Address: nic.nordu.net (192.36.148.17)
Pacific Rim Address: munnari.oz.au (128.250.1.21)
The Internet-Drafts on this machine are stored in Unix compressed form (.Z).
To retrieve this information via FTP, establish an anonymous FTP
connection, then login with username ``anonymous''. Use your e-mail
address as the password. When logged in, change to the directory of
your choice with one of the following commands:
cd ietf
cd internet-drafts
Individual files can then be retrieved using the GET command:
get 1wg-summary.txt
get 822ext/822ext-charter.txt
E-mail Access
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Internet-Drafts are available by mail server from ds.internic.net. To
retrieve a file, mail a request:
To: mailserv@ds.internic.net
Subject: Anything you want
In the body, put a command of the form:
FILE /ietf/1wg-summary.txt
FILE /ietf/822ext/822ext-minutes-91jul.txt
PATH jdoe@somedomain.edu
where PATH lists the e-mail address where the response should be sent.