RFC 3160:The Tao of IETF - A Novice's Guide to the...
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The Tao of IETF - A Novice's Guide to the Internet Engineering Task Force


1. What Is the IETF?
1.1. Humble Beginnings
1.2. The Hierarchy
1.2.1. ISOC (Internet Society)
1.2.2. IESG (Internet Engineering Steering Group)
1.2.3. IAB (Internet Architecture Board)
1.2.4. IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority)
1.2.5. RFC Editor
1.2.6. IETF Secretariat
1.3. IETF Mailing Lists
2. IETF Meetings
2.1. Registration
2.2. Newcomers' Orientation
2.3. Dress Code
2.4. Seeing Spots Before Your Eyes
2.5. Terminal Room
2.6. Meals and Other Delights
2.7. Social Event
2.8. Agenda
2.9. Where Do I Fit In?
2.9.1. IS Managers
2.9.2. Network Operators and ISPs
2.9.3. Networking Hardware and Software Vendors
2.9.4. Academics
2.9.5. Computer Trade Press
2.10. Proceedings
2.11. Other General Things
3. Working Groups
3.1. Working Group Chairs
3.2. Getting Things Done in a Working Group
3.3. Preparing for Working Group Meetings
3.4. Working Group Mailing Lists
3.5. Interim Working Group Meetings
4. BOFs
5. ** New to the IETF? STOP HERE! (Temporarily) **
6. RFCs and Internet Drafts
6.1. Getting a Standard Published
6.2. Letting Go Gracefully
6.3. Internet Drafts
6.3.1. Recommended Reading for Writers
6.3.2. Filenames and Other Matters
6.4. Standards-Track RFCs
6.4.1. Telling It Like It Is -- Using MUST and SHOULD and MAY
6.4.2. Normative References in Standards
6.4.3. IANA Considerations
6.4.4. Security Considerations
6.4.5. Patents in IETF Standards
6.5. Informational and Experimental RFCs
7. How to Contribute to the IETF -- What You Can Do
7.1. What Your Company Can Do
8. IETF and the Outside World
8.1. IETF and Other Standards Groups
8.2. Press Coverage of the IETF
9. References
9.1. Tao
9.2. Useful E-mail Addresses
9.3. Useful Documents and Files
9.4. Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in the Tao
9.5. Documents Cited in the Tao
10. Security Considerations
11. Editor's Address
12. Full Copyright Statement
13. Acknowledgement

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