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The FYI series of notes is designed to provide Internet users with a central repository of information about any topics which relate to the Internet. FYIs topics may range from historical memos on "Why it was was done this way" to answers to commonly asked operational questions. Some FYIs will cater to beginners, while others discuss more advanced topics.

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• FYI0001 - FYI on FYI: Introduction to the FYI Notes
  Authors: G.S. Malkin, J.K. Reynolds
  Date: March 1990
  Format: TXT=7867 bytes
  Also: RFC1150

• FYI0002 - FYI on a Network Management Tool Catalog: Tools for Monitoring and Debugging TCP/IP Internets and Interconnected Devices
  Authors: R. Enger, J. Reynolds
  Date: June 1993
  Format: TXT=308528 bytes
  Obsoletes: RFC1147
  Also: RFC1470

• FYI0003 - FYI on where to start: A bibliography of internetworking information
  Authors: K.L. Bowers, T.L. LaQuey, J.K. Reynolds, K. Roubicek, M.K. Stahl, A. Yuan
  Date: August 1990
  Format: TXT=67330 bytes
  Also: RFC1175

• FYI0004 - FYI on Questions and Answers - Answers to Commonly Asked "New Internet User" Questions
  Authors: R. Plzak, A. Wells, E. Krol
  Date: August 1999
  Format: TXT=23640 bytes
  Obsoletes: RFC1594
  Also: RFC2664

• FYI0005 - Choosing a name for your computer
  Author: D. Libes
  Date: August 1990
  Format: TXT=18472 bytes
  Also: RFC1178

• FYI0006 - FYI on the X window system
  Author: R.W. Scheifler
  Date: January 1991
  Format: TXT=3629 bytes
  Also: RFC1198

• FYI0007 - FYI on Questions and Answers: Answers to commonly asked "experienced Internet user" questions
  Authors: G.S. Malkin, A.N. Marine, J.K. Reynolds
  Date: February 1991
  Format: TXT=33385 bytes
  Also: RFC1207

• FYI0008 - Site Security Handbook
  Author: B. Fraser
  Date: September 1997
  Format: TXT=191772 bytes
  Obsoletes: RFC1244
  Also: RFC2196

• FYI0009 - Who's Who in the Internet: Biographies of IAB, IESG and IRSG Members
  Author: G. Malkin
  Date: May 1992
  Format: TXT=92119 bytes
  Obsoletes: RFC1251
  Also: RFC1336

• FYI0010 - There's Gold in them thar Networks! or Searching for Treasure in all the Wrong Places
  Author: J. Martin
  Date: January 1993
  Format: TXT=71176 bytes
  Obsoletes: RFC1290
  Also: RFC1402

• FYI0011 - X.500 Implementations Catalog-96
  Authors: C. Apple, K. Rossen
  Date: April 1997
  Format: TXT=243994 bytes
  Obsoletes: RFC1632
  Also: RFC2116

• FYI0012 - Building a Network Information Services Infrastructure
  Authors: D. Sitzler, P. Smith, A. Marine
  Date: February 1992
  Format: TXT=29135 bytes
  Also: RFC1302

• FYI0013 - Executive Introduction to Directory Services Using the X.500 Protocol
  Authors: C. Weider, J. Reynolds
  Date: March 1992
  Format: TXT=9392 bytes
  Also: RFC1308

• FYI0014 - Technical Overview of Directory Services Using the X.500 Protocol
  Authors: C. Weider, J. Reynolds, S. Heker
  Date: March 1992
  Format: TXT=35694 bytes
  Also: RFC1309

• FYI0015 - Privacy and Accuracy Issues in Network Information Center Databases
  Authors: J. Curran, A. Marine
  Date: August 1992
  Format: TXT=8858 bytes
  Also: RFC1355

• FYI0016 - Connecting to the Internet - What Connecting Institutions Should Anticipate
  Author: ACM SIGUCCS
  Date: August 1992
  Format: TXT=53449 bytes
  Also: RFC1359

• FYI0017 - The Tao of IETF - A Novice's Guide to the Internet Engineering Task Force
  Author: S. Harris
  Date: August 2001
  Format: TXT=98411 bytes
  Obsoletes: RFC1718
  Obsoleted by: RFC4677
  Also: RFC3160

• FYI0017 - The Tao of IETF - A Novice's Guide to the Internet Engineering Task Force
  Authors: P. Hoffman, S. Harris
  Date: September 2006
  Format: TXT=127383 bytes
  Obsoletes: RFC3160
  Also: RFC4677

• FYI0018 - Internet Users' Glossary
  Authors: G. Malkin, Ed.
  Date: August 1996
  Format: TXT=123008 bytes
  Obsoletes: RFC1392
  Also: RFC1983

• FYI0019 - FYI on Introducing the Internet-- A Short Bibliography of Introductory Internetworking Readings
  Authors: E. Hoffman, L. Jackson
  Date: May 1993
  Format: TXT=7116 bytes
  Also: RFC1463

• FYI0020 - FYI on "What is the Internet?"
  Authors: E. Krol, E. Hoffman
  Date: May 1993
  Format: TXT=27811 bytes
  Also: RFC1462

• FYI0021 - A Survey of Advanced Usages of X.500
  Authors: C. Weider, R. Wright
  Date: July 1993
  Format: TXT=34883 bytes
  Also: RFC1491

• FYI0022 - Frequently Asked Questions for Schools
  Authors: J. Sellers, J. Robichaux
  Date: May 1996
  Format: TXT=150980 bytes
  Obsoletes: RFC1578
  Also: RFC1941

• FYI0023 - Guide to Network Resource Tools
  Author: EARN Staff
  Date: March 1994
  Format: TXT=235112 bytes
  Also: RFC1580

• FYI0024 - How to Use Anonymous FTP
  Authors: P. Deutsch, A. Emtage, A. Marine
  Date: May 1994
  Format: TXT=27258 bytes
  Also: RFC1635

• FYI0025 - A Status Report on Networked Information Retrieval: Tools and Groups
  Authors: J. Foster, Ed.
  Date: August 1994
  Format: TXT=375469 bytes
  Also: RFC1689

• FYI0026 - K-12 Internetworking Guidelines
  Authors: J. Gargano, D. Wasley
  Date: November 1994
  Format: TXT=66659, PS=662030, PDF=134065 bytes
  Also: RFC1709

• FYI0027 - Tools for DNS debugging
  Author: A. Romao
  Date: November 1994
  Format: TXT=33500 bytes
  Also: RFC1713

• FYI0028 - Netiquette Guidelines
  Author: S. Hambridge
  Date: October 1995
  Format: TXT=46185 bytes
  Also: RFC1855

• FYI0029 - Catalogue of Network Training Materials
  Authors: J. Foster, M. Isaacs, M. Prior
  Date: October 1996
  Format: TXT=78941 bytes
  Also: RFC2007

• FYI0030 - A Primer On Internet and TCP/IP Tools and Utilities
  Authors: G. Kessler, S. Shepard
  Date: June 1997
  Format: TXT=114130 bytes
  Obsoletes: RFC1739
  Also: RFC2151

• FYI0031 - Humanities and Arts: Sharing Center Stage on the Internet
  Authors: J. Max, W. Stickle
  Date: October 1997
  Format: TXT=154037 bytes
  Also: RFC2150

• FYI0032 - Hobbes' Internet Timeline
  Author: R. Zakon
  Date: November 1997
  Format: TXT=43060 bytes
  Also: RFC2235

• FYI0033 - Some Testing Tools for TCP Implementors
  Authors: S. Parker, C. Schmechel
  Date: August 1998
  Format: TXT=24107 bytes
  Also: RFC2398

• FYI0034 - Users' Security Handbook
  Authors: E. Guttman, L. Leong, G. Malkin
  Date: February 1999
  Format: TXT=74036 bytes
  Also: RFC2504

• FYI0035 - DON'T SPEW A Set of Guidelines for Mass Unsolicited Mailings and Postings (spam*)
  Authors: S. Hambridge, A. Lunde
  Date: June 1999
  Format: TXT=44669 bytes
  Also: RFC2635

• FYI0036 - Internet Security Glossary
  Author: R. Shirey
  Date: May 2000
  Format: TXT=489292 bytes
  Also: RFC2828

• FYI0037 - Guide to Administrative Procedures of the Internet Infrastructure
  Authors: Z. Wenzel, J. Klensin, R. Bush, S. Huter
  Date: August 2000
  Format: TXT=63680 bytes
  Also: RFC2901

• FYI0038 - How to Advertise Responsibly Using E-Mail and Newsgroups or - how NOT to $$$$$ MAKE ENEMIES FAST! $$$$$
  Authors: T. Gavin, D. Eastlake 3rd, S. Hambridge
  Date: April 2001
  Format: TXT=64687 bytes
  Also: RFC3098