Here are the most popular/important/useful (in my opinion) RFCs. (RFCs (Requests For Comments) are files which define the online world. Great reading for those who can't get enough technical info and don't have anything else to do.)

RFC 791: IP, Internet Protocol

RFC 792: ICMP, Internet Control Message Protocol

RFC 793: TCP, Transmission Control Protocl

RFC 1118: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Internet

RFC 1180: A TCP/IP Tutorial

RFC 1661: PPP (Point-To-Point Protocol)

RFC 1855: Netiquette

RFC 1939: POP3

RFC 1983: Internet Users' Glossary

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