Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!umich!samsung!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!math.lsa.umich.edu!emv From: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: rfc's by name, not by number Message-ID: Date: 13 Apr 90 06:23:11 GMT Sender: news@math.lsa.umich.edu Organization: University of Michigan Math Dept., Ann Arbor MI. Lines: 15 I don't know about you, but I find it difficult to remember which RFC is which when they all have numbers. I mean hey, 959 doesn't mean anything to me, but FTP does. And quick, which number is Host Requirements? A number of sites collect RFCs and put them on-line for public access. I've decided to do the same on "ftp.math.lsa.umich.edu", directory pub/rfc. But instead of collecting them by number these ones have sensible names, i.e. "internet-numbers", "avian-carriers", "rip", "ftp" etc. When sensible I'll use names carried over from internet drafts. I would encourage other sites which carry RFC archives to do the same. --Ed