What is an RFC?
RFCs, or Request for Comments, are publications from the technology community. In several blog posts, I mention “this technology is defined in RFC xxxx” or “see RFC yyyy for the nitty-gritty details.” But what exactly is an RFC? An RFC stands for Request for Comments. While the term RFC can be used in various contexts, traditionally in the world of the Internet, it refers to a publication written by engineers and computer scientists for other professionals working within the Internet sphere....