ObsoletedINFORMATIONALLegacy stream

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 2664FYI 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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