becarpenter-book6/1. Introduction and Foreword/How to keep up to date.md

## How to keep up to date

The intention is for this book to be kept up to date by its user
community. However, for the very latest information on IPv6 operational
best practices and protocol details, readers may wish to track the
discussions in the relevant [IETF](https://www.ietf.org) working groups,
in particular
[IPv6 Operations (v6ops)](https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/v6ops/about/)
and
[IPv6 Maintenance (6man)](https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/6man/about/).
These groups are open to all, although following the discussion can be
quite time-consuming.

The final results of these working groups are published as Internet
Request for Comments documents (RFCs), freely available from the
[RFC Editor](https://www.rfc-editor.org/). *Warning:* obsolete RFCs are
never modified or deleted. It is essential to look at the current status
of an RFC before trusting it. For example, the current status of the
2017 version of the main IPv6 standard is shown at
[this info page](https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8200).

This book intends to cite the latest version of all the RFCs it
mentions, but it never hurts to check the info page.

Also see the
[Further Reading](../20.%20Further%20Reading/20.%20Further%20Reading.md)
chapter for more explanation about RFCs and for other resources.

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