RFC stands for "Request For Comments", which I always thought meant new stuff up for peer review. Wikipedia also describes them as: An RFC is authored by engin

RFC stands for "Request For Comments", which I always thought meant new stuff up for peer review. Wikipedia also describes them as: An RFC is authored by engineers and computer scientists in the form of a memorandum describing methods, behaviours, research, or innovations applicable to the working of the Internet and Internet-connected systems. It is submitted either for peer review or simply to convey new concepts, information, or (occasionally) engineering humour. The IETF adopts some of the proposals published as RFCs as Internet standards.