ARCHIVED: Where can I find information about Internet standards online?

Many documents are available that describe both technical standards for the Internet and commonly accepted ways of accomplishing certain tasks:

• The For Your Information document index provides information on nearly any topic related to the Internet, from historical notes to common operational questions.
  
  
• The original RFC (Request For Comments) proposals on which concrete implementations are based provide information about the evolution of Internet standards. For more information, visit the RFC Editor page.
  
  
• For the latest information about Internet standards, visit the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) site.
  
  
• For information about network standards, see the TCP/IP Internetworking page.
  
  
• See also Answers to Commonly Asked "New Internet User" Questions and Answers to Commonly Asked "Experienced Internet User" Questions.