RFC 1462: FYI on "What is the Internet?"
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This FYI RFC answers the question, "What is the Internet?" and is produced by the User Services Working Group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC1462
- Published
- May 1993
- Authors
- E. Krol; E. Hoffman
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- gen
- Pages
- 11
- Also known as
- FYI20
Topics
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