(I-D) A draft working documeNT of the {INTernet Engineering Task Force}, its Areas, and its Working Groups. As the name implies, INTernet-Drafts are purely discussion documeNTs with no formal status. They are valid for a maximum of six moNThs and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documeNTs at any time. Very often, an I-D is a precursor to a {Request For CommeNTs}. (1994-12-08)