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RFC 1206: 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 1325.

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 two FYI's called, "Questions and Answers" (Q/A). 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. [FYI 4]

Document record

Document ID
RFC1206
Published
February 1991
Authors
G.S. Malkin; A.N. Marine
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
Legacy
Area
—
Pages
32
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 1177
Obsoleted by:
RFC 1325

Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 5 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1177 (1990)
  2. RFC 1206 (1991)
  3. RFC 1325 (1992)
  4. RFC 1594 (1994)
  5. RFC 2664 (1999) ✓

Read the full history of FYI on Questions and Answers - Answers to Commonly Asked "New Internet User" Questions →

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