Netnews Architecture and Protocols
This specification has been revised 4 times since RFC 850 (1983). Each document below formally obsoleted the one before it; the versions still in force are listed first.
Revision timeline
Current versions — implement against these
Superseded versions — historical reference only
- RFC 850Standard for interchange of USENET messagesObsoletedJune 1983replaced by RFC1036
- RFC 1036Standard for interchange of USENET messagesObsoletedDecember 1987replaced by RFC5536, RFC5537
- RFC 1849"Son of 1036": News Article Format and TransmissionObsoletedMarch 2010historicreplaced by RFC5536, RFC5537
This lineage is derived automatically from the “obsoletes” relationships recorded in the public RFC Editor index — no editorial judgement is applied to the ordering. The most recent document in the chain is RFC 5537 (November 2009).