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From: thomas@mvac23.UUCP (Thomas Lapp)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: RFC
Message-ID: <85.UUL1.3#5131@mvac23.UUCP>
Date: 13 Sep 89 20:48:22 GMT
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> group is for, isn't it?  I keep seeing references to "the RFC" or "RFC XX.XX"
> here and there.  What exactly are they and, if they're something I'm supposed
> to be following, where do I get a copy of them?

RFC stands for Request for Comments.  RFCs are used for proposed standards
or ways of doing things.  For example, RFC822 (along with others) defines
the fields of electronic mail as used on the Internet.  These RFCs are
kept online by sri-nic and there is a mailserver which can send copies of
the RFCs to you if you know the number (there is an index also available).

Others, I'm sure, will describe exactly how to get RFCs from NIC (Network
Information Center), but if you don't let me know, and I'll dig up what I
can find lurking in my archives...


                         - tom
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