Note that the RFC's category is "informational", which doesn't give it as much weight as something that is "standards track". Usually the important RFCs are "st

Note that the RFC's category is "informational", which doesn't give it as much weight as something that is "standards track". Usually the important RFCs are "standards track" though there are some "informational" RFCs that are also important. From Wikipedia[1]: > An informational RFC can be nearly anything from April 1 jokes to widely recognized essential RFCs like Domain Name System Structure and Delegation (RFC 1591). Some informational RFCs formed the FYI sub-series. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_for_Comments#Informational https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_for_Comments#Informati...