Who is the Internet Engineering Task Force?

The results and recommendations of a working group are usually presented to the Internet community in "documents" called Request for Comments (RFCs). RFCs are widely available from many Internet sites, through e-mail and via anonymous ftp. To obtain RFCs, see the following:

http://ds.internic.net/ds/dspg1intdoc.html
http://info.internet.isi.edu/1/in-notes/rfc
Use RFC-Info by sending e-mail messages to RFC-INFO@ISI.EDU.
To get a specific RFC send a message with text as follows:
Retrieve: RFC
Doc-ID: RFC1500
This gets RFC 1500. All RFC numbers in the Doc-Id are 4 digits (RFC 791 would be Doc-ID: RFC0791).
Information on other ways to access RFCs can be found at:
http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc-retrieval.txt

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