Internet-Draft

A working document of the IETF, its areas, and its working groups. (RFC 2026) (Compare: RFC.) Usage: The term is customarily hyphenated when used either as a adjective or a noun, even though the latter is not standard English punctuation. Tutorial: An Internet Draft is not an archival document like an RFC is. Instead, an Internet Draft is a preliminary or working document that is valid for a maximum of six months and may be updated, replaced, or made obsolete by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to use an Internet Draft as reference material or to cite it other than as a "work in progress". Although most of the Internet Drafts are produced by the IETF, any interested organization may request to have its working documents published as Internet Drafts.