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==RFC Series Editor==
==RFC Series Editor==
The RFC Series Editor is responsible in editing, cataloging, publishing the RFC series of documents regarding computer communications.Jon Postel, was the original Editor of RFC Series. He was the RFC editor for 28 years. [[Joyce Reynolds]] succeeded as RFC Editor in 1998 due to the sudden death of Postel. Reynolds has been working with Postel in editing the RFC's and managing the IANA since 1983.<ref>[http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ia_rfc_invent.htm RFC History]</ref> The sudden death of Postel prompted USC-ISI to make necessary changes in the process of publishing the RFC Series to ensure the continuity of the quality and accessibility of documents.USC-ISI developed the  '''Procedures Manual for the RFC Editor.'''<ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/RFCeditor.at.ISI.pdf The RFC Editor Function at ISI]</ref>  
The RFC Series Editor is responsible for editing, cataloging, and publishing the RFC series of documents regarding computer communications. [[Jon Postel]], was the original Editor of RFC Series. He was the RFC editor for 28 years. [[Joyce Reynolds]] succeeded as RFC Editor in 1998 due to the sudden death of Postel. Reynolds had been working with Postel in editing the RFC's and managing [[IANA]] since 1983.<ref>[http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ia_rfc_invent.htm RFC History]</ref> The sudden death of Postel prompted USC-ISI to make necessary changes in the process of publishing the RFC Series to ensure the continuity of the quality and accessibility of the documents. USC-ISI developed the  '''Procedures Manual for the RFC Editor.'''<ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/RFCeditor.at.ISI.pdf The RFC Editor Function at ISI]</ref>  


The operations of the RFC Editor was originally funded by the Defense Advanced research Project Agency ([[DARPA]])until 1988. The Internet Society([[ISOC]]) took over the funding for the RFC Editor in 1988. The RFC Editor is a project of the University of California Information Sciences Institute(USC-ISI) from 1977 to 2009.The Association Management Solutions, LLC (AMS). is the current entity which handles the RFC Editor project.<ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/RFCeditor.html RFC Editor]</ref>
The operations of the RFC Editor were originally funded by the [[DARPA|Defense Advanced research Project Agency]], which lasted until 1988. [[ISOC|The Internet Society]] (ISOC) took over the funding for the RFC Editor in 1988. The RFC Editor was a part of the University of California Information Sciences Institute(USC-ISI) from 1977 to 2009. The Association Management Solutions, LLC (AMS). is the current entity that handles the RFC Editor project.<ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/RFCeditor.html RFC Editor]</ref>


==Functions of the RFC Series Editor==
==Functions of the RFC Series Editor==