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 ==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
{{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
- {{ISBN}}
- {{PMID}}
- {{Catalog lookup link}}
- {{Cite IETF}}
- {{Ref RFC}}
TemplateData
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TemplateData for IETF RFC
No description.
| 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
| String | optional |
| link RFC article | link | include wikilink in RFC to [[Request for Comments]] (via [[RFC (identifier)]])
| String | optional |
| use plain links | plainlink | omit RFC preface, include only RFC numbers with external links to content
| String | optional |