Web, domains and email
IETF
Abbreviation for Internet Engineering Task Force
In short and in plain language
The IETF is an open body with members from many countries.
It writes technical standards for the internet.
Its papers cover mail, encryption and the domain name system, for example.
For a small firm, they are mainly a base. Hosting and mail providers build on them.
Definition
The IETF is an open international body that develops technical standards for the internet. Its documents are called RFCs and describe, for example, email procedures, encryption and the domain name system. For a small business they are mainly the basis that hosting and email providers rely on.