The first RFC was written in 1969 by Steve Crocker, a 25 y/o grad student. He worked all night on it, writing in the bathroom so as to not wake up his roommates
— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) November 30, 2021
RFC1 described the "handshake" between two ARPANET hosts
Today there are over 8600 RFCs
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