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== Definition ==
== Definition ==


The  RFC (Request for Comments) series contains technical and organizational documents about the Internet, including the technical specifications and policy documents produced by the Internet Engineering Task Force. Some of these are [[standard]]s, some have just informational or experimental status. The publications process has been design to be '''fast''' and there is a peer control mechanism (i.e. an RFC first must be published as an ''Internet Draft''.  
The  RFC (Request for Comments) series contains technical and organizational documents about the Internet, including the technical specifications and policy documents produced by the[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Engineering_Task_Force Internet Engineering Task Force] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Society Internet Society] (Wikipedia)
 
Some of these are [[standard]]s, some have just informational or experimental status. The publications process has been design to be '''fast''' and there is a peer control mechanism (i.e. an RFC first must be published as an ''Internet Draft''.  
 
== Categories of RFCs ==


Today there are over [http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/index.html 3000 RFCs]
Today there are over [http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/index.html 3000 RFCs]
(some obsolete, e.g. superceded by more recent ones). Some of the most popular RFCs concern SMTP, URI, TCP, Domain Names, HTTP, MIME, i.e. all the things that make Internet work.
(some obsolete, e.g. superseded by more recent ones).  
 
; Standards RFCs
Some of the most popular RFCs concern all the things that make Internet work....
 
* SMTP  
* [[URI]] ([[URL]]s and [[URN]]s)
* TCP
* Domain Names
* [[HTTP]]
* MIME, e.g. RFC 2045, RFC 2047, RFC 2231
 
; "For your Information" (FYU) RFCs
 
A few contain guidelines for usage/behavior, e.g.
 
* [http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html RFC-1855 - Netiquette Guidelines]. It contains advice like:
{{quotation | Read both mailing lists and newsgroups for one to two months before you post anything.  This helps you to get an understanding of the culture of the group.}}
 
* [http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/fyi/fyi38.html RFC-3098/FYI-38 - How to Advertise Responsibly Using E-Mail and Newsgroups].
 
; Current Best Practices
 
These are technical documents that tell how to use standards (e.g. implement something). E.g.
 
* [http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/bcp/bcp5.html RFC-1918 Address Allocation for Private Internets]
 
; For education
There are not many RFC [[standard]]s that address education, since RFCs deal with rather lower technical layers of Internet.
 
* [ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc1941.txt RFC- 1941/FYI 002 - Frequently Asked Questions for Schools]
 
== Links ==
 
; RFC Repositories
* [http://www.faqs.org/faqs/ Internet FAQ Archives] (The subtitle of this archive which also contains the RFCs is "online Education" :)
 
* [http://www.ietf.org/rfc.html Request for comments] at ''The Internet Engineering Task Force'' ([http://www.ietf.org/home.html IETF]). I rather suggest to use the link above if you want to browse, This archive is better to search.
 
; How-to
* [http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/editor-info.html RFC Editor Information]
 
; Internet society
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Engineering_Task_Force Internet Engineering Task Force] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Society Internet Society] (Wikipedia)
* http://www.isoc.org/
* RFC 3160 (The Tao of IETF: A Novice's Guide to the Internet Engineering Task Force)
 


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Definition

The RFC (Request for Comments) series contains technical and organizational documents about the Internet, including the technical specifications and policy documents produced by theInternet Engineering Task Force of the Internet Society (Wikipedia)

Some of these are standards, some have just informational or experimental status. The publications process has been design to be fast and there is a peer control mechanism (i.e. an RFC first must be published as an Internet Draft.

Categories of RFCs

Today there are over 3000 RFCs (some obsolete, e.g. superseded by more recent ones).

Standards RFCs

Some of the most popular RFCs concern all the things that make Internet work....

  • SMTP
  • URI (URLs and URNs)
  • TCP
  • Domain Names
  • HTTP
  • MIME, e.g. RFC 2045, RFC 2047, RFC 2231
"For your Information" (FYU) RFCs

A few contain guidelines for usage/behavior, e.g.

“Read both mailing lists and newsgroups for one to two months before you post anything. This helps you to get an understanding of the culture of the group.”

Current Best Practices

These are technical documents that tell how to use standards (e.g. implement something). E.g.

For education

There are not many RFC standards that address education, since RFCs deal with rather lower technical layers of Internet.

Links

RFC Repositories
  • Internet FAQ Archives (The subtitle of this archive which also contains the RFCs is "online Education" :)
  • Request for comments at The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). I rather suggest to use the link above if you want to browse, This archive is better to search.
How-to
Internet society
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