Short for Request for Comments, a series of notes about the Internet, started in 1969 (when the Internet was the ARPANET). An Internet Document can be submitted to the IETF by anyone, but the IETF decides if the document becomes an RFC. Eventually, if it gains enough interest, it may evolve into an Internet standard.
Each RFC is designated by an RFC number. Once published, an RFC never changes. Modifications to an original RFC are assigned a new RFC number.
Internet RFC/STD/FYI/BCP Archives Searchable archive of Request for Comments (RFC), Internet Standards, FYI, and Best Current Practices (BCP) documents.
RFCs for Internet protocol standards This page contains references for RFC documents. There is a keyword search feature as well as a list of RFCs by title.
