RFC 1177 · INFORMATIONAL · 1990

FYI on Questions and Answers: Answers to commonly asked "new internet user" questions

Overview

RFC 1177, “FYI on Questions and Answers: Answers to commonly asked "new internet user" questions”, is an Informational document published in August 1990 by G.S. Malkin, A.N. Marine, J.K. Reynolds. It has been obsoleted by RFC 1206 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

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.]

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What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 1206
Other RFCs from 1990

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