How to write DNS-OARC BCP documents

This document serves as a guidance on how to write new DNS-OARC best currrent practice (BCP) documents, as well as how they are maintained.

Note

This project is under active development.

Version: 0.1.1 Shepherd: Matthijs Mekking Latest assessment: 2026-01-20

Contents

• Objectives
  • Deliverables
• Requirements
  • Document requirements
• Methodology
  • Process Structure
  • Roles
    • Curator
    • Shepherd
    • Contributor
    • Reviewer
• Starting a New BCP
  • Creating a New Project
  • Importing the Project into Read the Docs
  • Configuring the Project
    • Adding Maintainers
    • Pull request builds
    • Setting Up Email Notification
• Updating Documents
  • Versioning
• Operational Testing
• Acknowledgements