This column indexes Internet requests for comment (RFCs) by topic. Thi
s second installment of the regular column indexes RFCs from 1601 thro
ugh 1699. A few older RFCs are also indexed as background and referenc
e for RFCs in the range 1601 through 1699, and a few newer RFCs are li
kewise included because of their very close relation to RFCs in this r
ange.