Obtaining RFCs from the Internet

SCO TCP/IP and other manual pages frequently cite appropriate RFCs (Requests for Comments). RFCs can be obtained from InterNIC Information Services in the following ways:

• Paper copies of all RFCs are available. For more information contact info@is.internic.net or call 1-800-444-4345 in the United States.

• Online copies are available via FTP from ftp.ds.internic.net as rfc/rfcN.txt or rfc/rfcN.ps for the PostScript version (N  is the RFC number without leading zeroes).

• Additionally, RFCs may be requested through electronic mail from the InterNIC automated mail server by sending a message to mailserv@ds.internic.net. In the body of the message, indicate the RFC to be sent, for example:

     document-by-name rfcN
  

  where NNNN is the number of the RFC. For RFCs in PostScript format, specify the extension, for example:

     document-by-name rfcNNNN.ps
  

  Multiple requests can be sent in a single message by specifying each request on a separate line. The RFC index can be requested by entering:

     document-by-name rfc-index