RFC 825 · UNKNOWN · 1982
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Request for comments on Requests For Comments
Overview
RFC 825, “Request for comments on Requests For Comments”, is an Unknown document published in November 1982 by J. Postel. It has been obsoleted by RFC 1111, RFC 1543, RFC 2223 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This RFC is intended to clarify the status of RFCs and to provide some guidance for the authors of RFCs in the future. It is in a sense a specification for RFCs.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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Relationships to other RFCs
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- RFC 827 Exterior Gateway Protocol
- RFC 822 STANDARD FOR THE FORMAT OF ARPA INTERNET TEXT MESSAGES
- RFC 828 Data communications: IFIP's international "network" of experts
- RFC 821 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
- RFC 829 Packet satellite technology reference sources