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RFC Editor
Collates Request For Comments documents. Explains the RFC process, and includes a searchable database of RFCs. http://www.rfc-editor.org/
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The Internet Report (IETF Weekly Updates)
A table of new Internet Drafts and RFC's that come out each week, with synopses. Archived summaries go back to June 1999. http://ietfreport.isoc.org/
Web Sites Protocols:
» Active IETF Working Groups
A directory of the Internet Engineering Task Force groups and their web pages.
» Free Protocols Foundation
Independent public forum supporting patent-free protocols. Includes policies, papers, a mission statement, and a list of free protocols.
» Internet protocols
General comments on protocol design, and good reference material on a few protocols (especially mail-related; also ftp, time, and misc) by Dan Bernstein.
» Internet2
A consortium led by universities working in partnership with industry and government to develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet.
» The Kermit Project
A protocol that transfers text and binary files without errors between diverse types of computers over potentially hostile communication links, and a suite of communications software programs; Columbia University.
» XNS.org
Independent organization managing the eXtensible Name Service, an open protocol and open-source platform for universal addressing, automated data exchange, and privacy control. Includes an overview, charter, history, and specifications.
