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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 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''. | |||
== 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(some obsolete, e.g. superceded by more recent ones). Some of the most popular RFCs concern SMTP | (some obsolete, e.g. superceded by more recent ones).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, | |||
; "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: | |||
{{quaotation | 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] | |||
[[Category: Technologies]] | [[Category: Technologies]] | ||
[[Category: Standards]] | [[Category: Standards]] | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 28 March 2007
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 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. superceded by more recent ones).
- Standards RFCs
Some of the most popular RFCs concern all the things that make Internet work....
- "For your Information" (FYU) RFCs
A few contain guidelines for usage/behavior, e.g.
- RFC-1855 - Netiquette Guidelines. It contains advice like:
- 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