RFC 1177: FYI on Questions and Answers: Answers to commonly asked "new internet user" questions
This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 1206.
Current document in this lineage: RFC 2664 — FYI on Questions and Answers - Answers to Commonly Asked "New Internet User" Questions
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This FYI RFC is one of three FYI's called, "Questions and Answers" (Q/A), produced by the User Services Working Group (USWG) of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The goal is to document the most commonly asked questions and answers in the Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify any standard. [Also FYI 4.]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC1177
- Published
- August 1990
- Authors
- G.S. Malkin; A.N. Marine; J.K. Reynolds
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 24
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoleted by:
- RFC 1206
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