Template:IETF RFC

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This template makes a link to an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request for Comments (RFC) from the RFC's numeric identifier (ID). There is a single mandatory template parameter: the RFC ID.

When to use

Use this template in articles:

in lists of RFCs and similar technical documents,
in explanatory footnotes (e.g., to explain what a word means in the preceding sentence),
in infoboxes, and
in the ==Other websites== section.

Don't use this template:

If you can link to a Wikipedia article about the RFC instead. For example, link to the Wikipedia article about the Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol instead of RFC 2324.
If the RFC is being used as a reliable source to support article content. Use {{Cite IETF}} or {{Ref RFC}} instead.

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TemplateData for IETF RFC

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Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First RFC	`1`	no description	Number	required
Second RFC	`2`	no description	Number	suggested
Third RFC	`3`	no description	Number	optional
Fourth RFC	`4`	no description	Number	optional
Fifth RFC	`5`	no description	Number	optional
Sixth RFC	`6`	no description	Number	optional
Seventh RFC	`7`	no description	Number	optional
Eighth RFC	`8`	no description	Number	optional
Ninth RFC	`9`	no description	Number	optional
list leadout	`leadout`	conjunction used at the end of a list Default <none> Example and	String	optional
link RFC article	`link`	include wikilink in RFC to [[Request for Comments]] (via [[RFC (identifier)]]) Default yes Example no	String	optional
use plain links	`plainlink`	omit RFC preface, include only RFC numbers with external links to content Default no Example yes	String	optional

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