What is an RFC?

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2007-04-05 09:22:26 · 2 answers · asked by William T 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design

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Request for Comment -- usually a document or proposed standard that's released to public for public comment. Usually becomes a de-facto standard even though it's not formally ratified yet.

2007-04-05 09:29:42 · answer #1 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Request For Comments. They define standards. These documents are numbered, and there's a huge process for developing one. The current list of RFCs is at:

http://www.ietf.org/iesg/1rfc_index.txt

2007-04-05 19:38:52 · answer #2 · answered by CinderBlock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋