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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

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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 ==External links== 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.

Examples

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  • {{IETF RFC|125}}RFC 125
  • {{IETF RFC|125|126|127}}RFC 125, 126, 127
  • {{IETF RFC|125|126|127|leadout=and}}RFC 125, 126 and 127
  • {{IETF RFC|125|126|127|link=no}}RFC 125, 126, 127
  • {{IETF RFC|125|126|127|plainlink=yes}}125, 126, 127
  • {{IETF RFC|125|126|127|leadout=and|link=no}}RFC 125, 126 and 127
  • {{IETF RFC|125|126|127|leadout=and|plainlink=yes}}125, 126 and 127

See also

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TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:IETF RFC in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for IETF RFC

No description.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
First RFC1

no description

Numberrequired
Second RFC2

no description

Numbersuggested
Third RFC3

no description

Numberoptional
Fourth RFC4

no description

Numberoptional
Fifth RFC5

no description

Numberoptional
Sixth RFC6

no description

Numberoptional
Seventh RFC7

no description

Numberoptional
Eighth RFC8

no description

Numberoptional
Ninth RFC9

no description

Numberoptional
list leadoutleadout

conjunction used at the end of a list

Default
<none>
Example
and
Stringoptional
link RFC articlelink

include wikilink in RFC to [[Request for Comments]] (via [[RFC (identifier)]])

Default
yes
Example
no
Stringoptional
use plain linksplainlink

omit RFC preface, include only RFC numbers with external links to content

Default
no
Example
yes
Stringoptional