RFC 1150 · HISTORIC · 1990
WED · 29 JUL 2026
FYI on FYI: Introduction to the FYI Notes
Overview
RFC 1150, “FYI on FYI: Introduction to the FYI Notes”, is a Historic document published in March 1990 by G.S. Malkin, J.K. Reynolds. It has been obsoleted by RFC 6360 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo is the first in a new sub-series of RFCs called FYIs (For Your Information). This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify any standard. [Also FYI 1.]
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1990
- RFC 1149 Standard for the transmission of IP datagrams on avian carriers
- RFC 1151 Version 2 of the Reliable Data Protocol
- RFC 1148 Mapping between X.400 / ISO 10021 and RFC 822
- RFC 1152 Workshop report: Internet research steering group workshop on very- high-speed networks
- RFC 1147 FYI on a Network Management Tool Catalog: Tools for Monitoring and Debugging TCP/IP Internets and Interconnected Devices
- RFC 1153 Digest message format
- RFC 1146 TCP alternate checksum options
- RFC 1154 Encoding header field for internet messages