Status of RFC numbers and a note on pre-assigned journal numbers
RFC number requests move online from SRI-ARC to NLS at OFFICE-1.
Keeney, M.L., "Status of RFC numbers and a note on pre-assigned journal numbers", RFC 628, DOI 10.17487/RFC0628, March 1974, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc628>.
@misc{rfc628,
series = {Request for Comments},
number = 628,
howpublished = {RFC 628},
publisher = {RFC Editor},
doi = {10.17487/RFC0628},
url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc628},
author = {M.L. Keeney},
title = {{Status of RFC numbers and a note on pre-assigned journal numbers}},
pagetotal = 1,
year = 1974,
month = mar,
} RFC text
Network Working Group Marcia L. Keeney
RFC # 628 SRI-ARC
NIC # 22361 March 27, 1974
Status of RFC Numbers and a
Note on Pre-assigned Journal Numbers
This is to announce that RFC numbers can now be obtained on-line through
NLS at OFFICE-1; they can no longer be obtained on-line at SRI-ARC.
You may still call the NIC to get an RFC number, if you do not wish to
use the on-line facilities.
Also, please note that pre-assigned journal numbers (excepting RFC
numbers) can be used through NLS only on the system (OFFICE-1 or SRI-
ARC) from which they were taken.
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§1Requesting an RFC Number
RFC numbers can now be obtained online through NLS at OFFICE-1. They can no longer be obtained online at SRI-ARC.
Users who do not want to use the online facilities may still call the NIC to obtain an RFC number.
Use NLS at OFFICE-1 to request an RFC number online. Calling the NIC remains another option.
§2Using Pre-Assigned Journal Numbers
The memo distinguishes RFC numbers from other pre-assigned Journal numbers. For numbers other than RFC numbers, NLS can use a pre-assigned number only on the system where that number was obtained.
The notice does not change this restriction for the RFC-number request process described above.
A pre-assigned Journal number other than an RFC number works only in NLS on the system where it was taken.
§3Two Ways to Obtain a Number
For an RFC number, the notice gives two routes: request it online through NLS at OFFICE-1 or call the NIC. The online location at SRI-ARC is no longer available for this purpose.
The memo's second point applies to pre-assigned Journal numbers other than RFC numbers: they remain usable through NLS only on the system where they were taken.
Request an RFC number through OFFICE-1 or by calling the NIC. Use another pre-assigned Journal number only on the system where it came from.