Network Working Group J. Postel Request for Comments: 1111 ISI Obsoletes: 825 August 1989 Request for Comments on Request for Comments Instructions to RFC Authors Status of this Memo This RFC specifies a standard for the Internet community. Authors of RFCs are expected to adopt and implement this standard. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. 1. Introduction RFCs are distributed online by being stored as public access files, and a short message is sent to the distribution list indicating the availability of the memo. The online files are copied by the interested people and printed or displayed at their site on their equipment. (An RFC may also be returned via email in response to an email query.) This means that the format of the online files must meet the constraints of a wide variety of printing and display equipment. 2. Format Rules To meet the distribution constraints the following rules are established for the two allowed formats for RFCs: ASCII and PostScript. The RFC Editor attempts to ensure a consistent RFC style. To do this the RFC Editor may choose reformat the RFC submitted. It is much easier to do this if the submission matches the style of the most recent RFCs. Please do look at some recent RFCs and prepare yours in the same style. You must submit an editable online document to the RFC Editor. The RFC Editor may require minor changes in format or style and will insert the actual RFC number. 2a. ASCII Format Rules: The character codes are ASCII. Each page must be limited to 58 lines followed by a form feed on a Postel